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Autumn and the approaching Winter-

bring to mind steps that may be taken to protect the fragile and susceptible,

'WATSON'S "

MALT EXTRACT with COD LIVER OIL

gives valuable, support to the patient's natural power of resistance

Prepared from Pritish winter "malted barley and cot liver oil specially selected for its vitamin. content. Its palatability makes it scceptable to the most in-tidious.

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Phone No. 16 C...

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and Curiosities.

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OF NEW YORK.

FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE

At Lowest Current Rates.

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(SOUTH CHINA)

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Phone Central

4907 4908

2, Connaught Reid, Central:

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11, Wyndham Street,

(Just above "China Mail"! Ofko),

Expert "Tailoring" at Cheap Prices.

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Office:--64, Connaught Road C., 1st/floor.

Tel. C.- 459.

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The New Orthophonic

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BRITAIN AND CHINA.

The Hankow tension, deplorable from every other angle, has at least the merit of drawing atten-

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1926.”

M.C.L.S $5,000.

DETAILED ACCOUNTS FOR FETE.

THANKS TO HELPERS.

1

HARD LINES?

GOVERNMENT AND NURSING SISTERS.

"MARKED ABILITY" CLAUSE

+

Simon, K.C. Sir Herbert. Nield! K.C., and Sir Thomas Inskip, K. The election of Sir? Henry Curtis Bennett marked the entry of this well-known eriminal law- yer into the political arena. Most people were of the opinion that Sir Henry would be a great asset) to the Conservative ranks.. His remarkable eloquence was well The President and the Com-

The attitude which the Govern- of known and his maiden speech inmittee the Hong Kongment has taken up with regard the House of Commons, which Women's Guild and Ministering to the standard required of nurs- was keenly anticipated, indicated Children's League desire to ing sisters engaged by them be- that his political career would be thank all those who helped in fore full appointment fallows the a great success. His retirement any way to make the Fete on probationary period, has led the will no doubt be a great loss to his November 20 the success it was sisters to the belief that they

In particular they desire to have been unfairly dealt with party. Sir Patrick Hastings, the Attorney-General in the Labour thank H.E the Governor and

The probationary period on

from

Ministry, whose action in the now Lady Clementi for having allow- which nurses come out famous. Campbel; Case, followed ed them the use of Government Home is for three years, follow- by the passing of a hostile amend House grounds, ment in the House of Commons.. Major Maeready and Majoring which, if they have proved led to Mr. MacDonald's decision Greig for providing chairs and satisfactory, their engagement is renewed. The Government has to go to the country, was return-tubles and for arranging for six ed for Wallsend by a small mejor. Warrant Officers N.C.0's to be evidently taken up the attitude" that the regarding of the renewal ty, Sir Henry Slesser, althongh in charge of tickets, etc.

of their agreement, as automatit Solicitor-General in the previous Captain J. R. C. Lake and the by the sisters has not tended to Government, entered the House officers for lending the Band of the best results, and a circular for the first time, having been HMS. "Hawkins" and the Band has been issued that, in future. twice defeated at Central Leeds master for the very excellent

only those who show "marked British Government asks nothing during 1928. We believe that by programme of music provided.

ability" will be retained on the Lt. Col. Comyn, D.3.0. for in return for this gift-nothing holding office during the full life except the goodwill which it is a Government without possess lending the Pipers of the 2nd Permanent staff after the proba The Sisters" case is that, being ing a seat in the House, Sir Henry Battalion King's Own Scottish tionary period.

Borderers. China's privilege to give if she so Slessor had arr experience unique

Mrs. Chater for producing the they come East, a refusal to en- fully trained and qualified before chooses. That, China will grant in the records of Parliament.

gage them on the permanent this roodwill at once is hardly to Mr. Baldwin certainly had a brik Pastoral Play and Miss V. Capell hant list of eminent lawyers from

for arranging all the dances.

staff is tantamount to a reflection be hoped for, looking to the dis- which to select his Solicitor for allowing members of his eta that their chances of obtaining The Director of Public Works on their professional skill and turbed state of the country. General, but the task was not an

to help in many ways. Hence is is to be feared that the easy che, for most barristers are

Mr. E. L. Agassiz and Mr. The discontinuance of their ger."

other positions are prejudiced. safety of Britishy lives will not be reluctant to accept office, in spite A. G. W. Tickle for kind help and vices here, in the event of them

of the fact that the Solicitor. materially increased by our ges-Generalship is worth 210,000 4 Seer) for supervising the erection would en ail the service of an-

assistance.

Mr. Gray (over-securing positions at Home, ture of friendliness, and the" Bri-year.

of stalls and side shows and other probationary period in their tish Government will have

Messrs. Sang Lee (PW.D. con-new sphere. continue its policy of watchful CORRESPONDENCE. tractors) for erecting them at a It is understood that the ser-

The Chinese people, while working out their own salvation

ness.

to

in their own way, can scarcely

Avail and our friendship

appreciated at its true worth.

LOCAL HOSPITAL FEES.

וייי

Yours, etc.,

PERPLEXED: Hong Kong, Dec. 2.

WHARF SEARCHES.

(To the Editor of the "Chisa Mall,”]:

Bir,-The following complaint

nominal price.

vices of some local nursing sisters: The Captain Superintendent of Police and the Police under Sub- have been discontinued after the Inspector C. F. Alexander for completion of their probationary the excellent Police arrangements during the afternoon.

The Press for their continued courtesy and help in every way possible.

Mrs. D. G. M. Bernard for gift of home made sweets.

The Editor of the "China Mal for gift of beautiful Christmas. and post cards.

period.

"MALIGNANT OATH"

" sure we don't want to hear that," retorted: the Mazjstrato

The defendant was 'discharged.

QUARRY BAY BRANCH,

$1,071 Sent to Treasurer of M. C. L.

ኣነ

and

The following is the result of

blame the British Government (To the Editor of the "Chiaw Mall" for adopting a firm attitude as Sir-Let the congratulate you

Mr. Deakin, Custodian, Gov- regards the safety of its subupon your excellent leader of

yesterday evening regarding the ernment House, for his excellent jects whose lives can never be raising of the fees at the Govern-management of all the Fete ar- rangements and for his invalu- fquite free from danger until the ment Hospitals..

Ask him a police officer) if he country. has become settied

One thing is certain-local able assistance rendered through-

Eis prepared to take the most malig- Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 2, 1926. enough for calmer views to pre-fear of want. For the sake of a

medical practitioners need never out.

The British-American Tobacco #ant oath," said a Chinese in Mr. to be few doctors must the public suf-Co. for their most generous dona-Lindsell's Court at the Contrál Magistracy when denying a charge fer? Is the Government notion of cigarettes." aware of the financial stress exist- Tabaqueria Filipina for cigars of obstruction. « 19. ing throughout every class and and cigarettes at much reduced!

prices. community in the Colony? Postal Handicapa

Rents are going up, with the Messrs. Lane, Crawford Ltd., amidst much laughter. drop in exchange the cost of food for gifts and Mr. D. M. Goodall tion to che sorry state of affairs in the references in the annual re-and now hospital fees are goingments at the lowest possible cost. Almost cool and indifferent are and clothing is daily increasing, for his excellent tea arrange China, and the urgent need for

Mesars. A. S. Watson & Co., port on the Chinese Post Offices up, while my employers have protecting foreign lives and inter-to the trials undergone as the re-been obliged to reduce my pay of aerated waters and for a bottle gentlemen who have given assist-

Ltd for their most generous gift Any many other ladies eats. From one of the statements sult of the civil war. Merely as

What's next!

Will the Government not put

of perfume... 4

ahce most generously in dona- made by the Secretary of State "an instance of the difficulties off the evil day?

The Hong Kong Electric Co., tions, in work or in helping to for Foreign Affairs in the House experienced....and the faithfulį «

Ltd. for giving the lighting free run side-shows. of Commons yesterday, when-services rendered by the staff" an

and for a donation of $200. answering a very barrige of incident in Kwangtung is men- "Work was carried on tioned. questions about, China, it is without interruption" and mails evident that this need is fully received and despatched during appreciated by the Home author- the six days in June when the ties, Sir Austen Chamberlain District Head Office was in the line of fire and many bullets emphasizing that while the Brit-found their way into the build- ish Government is "most loth to ing." Nor does the compiler of might interest the Powers-that gifts of Wembley post cards and be published later showing the The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax for the takings on the day of the Fete. A further statement will interfere in the domestic affairs the report lose his calmness of be who define Piracy Prevention jewellery and for having the Fate final totals from all sources dur- of China," it recognizes "the language when the bare fact is Regulations.

advertisements translated into ing the year and the allocation recorded. that, in all, 117 cases of necessity of fulfilling its prime loss of mails occurred in the dis- North, and have always taken papers.

I am a constant "traveller up Chinese for the Chinese news of these funds to children and duty of defending the lives of trict "during 1925; of these, 81

passage by either B. & S. or British subjects."

were due to banditry, piracy, or China Merchants' boats..

Mr. S. O. Hill for beautiful art other charities at Home and in Already

Hong Kong. On posters. looting by defeated soldiers." several of my trips, I noticed that,

Although Quarry Bay Branch.. naval landing has been

The Peak Tramway Co., Ltd., made

Apparently in China such in- before the steamer sailed and the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf M.CL. was unable to have a stall Pat

Hankow with cidenta in the life of the Post searching for contraband was in & Godown Co., Ltd., Mesars. S. the secretary, Mrs. Phillips, has or side-show at the Fete itself, great moral effect and the Office are "all in the day's work," progresa, one or two of the Chin-Moutrie & Co., Ltd., The Hong handed over to the hon. treasurer, threatened "incident" there has for equally commentless is the ese searchers would invariably Kong Tramways, Ltd. for dis-M.C.L, the large sum of $1,071.82

story of tragedy: "One courier ask passengers bringing a large playing posters free. keen averted. The determination was killed while in the execution number of trunks, etc., for $5.001 The Harbour Master for lend, which goes to prove how well this of the British Government to pro- of "his duties." This

Branch works for the cause, teet the lives of its subjects, in- Kwangtung. Elsewhere 13 other per trunk or a lump suma for all ing flags and decorations and Mr. the juggage, and searching C. J. Thomson and staff of the creasing the strength of the couriers were killed, and on 166 would be dispensed with. If their Harbour Office for decorating the

occasions couriers were attacked China Squadron for that purpose while travelling with mails, rample would be set up by having

request is not acceded to, an ex-stalls and aide-shows.".

Mr. and Mrs. R. Mein Austin if necessary, cannot possibly be sulting in over 60 being wounded one of the trunks opened and ran for running the Lucky Wheel and construed as indicating hostile No fewer than 247 mail robberies sacked from top to bottom, and Ice Cream Cart." feelings towards China.

were reported, the Kwangtung every piece of clothing unfolded Rear-Admiral A. J. B. Stirling, Government which failed to pro- for 117 cases of loss of mails. course, passengers carrying a H. W. Bird and the Hon. Mr. Roll Bowl or Pitch

Any district alone being responsible and bundled up on the bed. Of Sir Shou-son Chow, the Hon. Mr. 35 General Stall... 147.52 tect the lives of its subjects would Not one word of regret; not one large number of trunks would be H. T. Creasy for Judging com- Clock Golt be falling signally in one of its syllable of protest against the intimidated as they do not wish petitions and supervising draw-Lamenade Stall very first functions. Thus any District Head Office into the fir-in like manner after all the trou

lawless conditions that brought a their belongings to be spread out ing of raffles.

Ladies Ankis Display Mr. A. Dyer Ball for organis- action the British Government ing line and that menaced the ble they have taken to have thein ing and running the accounts Naval. feels compelled to take in China lives of travelling couriers! The properly packed up, and would office. Mr. Lo Cheuk-son and General Stali is only such action as it would cold facts are set down in the accede to their request after a Mr. Ng Pik-sang (shroffs of Lucky Wall

usual stereotyped manner of bargain has been struck up. 1 Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Naval Chute fed compelled to take elsewhere official reports not a comma do not wish to insinuate that all Corporation) Mr. Taoi Kul-yung, Moreover the very day that overmuch or a word used that Chinese searchers are alike, in-Mr. Thomas Lay and Mr. Chan ...Paak, brings the announcement of the might be construed as verging deed some are very keen in their Kwal-tui for helping with the Children's Club. Stall 12.40 British Government's determine of the postal official in China is amount of "squeeze" obtained by

beyond the moderate! "The life duty for promotion's sake, yet the accounts.

Orange Grove The Pioneer Silk Store for gifta tion to act firmly and promptly to far from being an enviable one, this method is abnormal. I was of chocolate and a beautiful protect the lives of its subjects, but the recording angel in his thus approached once by a search-Haori coat.

The Hong Kong Furnishing Co. Fortune Teller brings also the news of a notable annual report wastes no words offer, but I flatly refused to consider gesture of goodwill towards the be, apparently, cannot be helped: Of course, if this practice con- rates.

sympathy or regret. What must hie demands.

for chairs, etc., at much reduced Chinese people, namely, the gift why employ the dictionary in a tinues, would-be pirates and The Commandant of the Hong St. Stephen's Girls' of the 211,000,000 comprising battle against fate?

smugglers have the trump card in Kong Volunteer Defence Corps st. Paul's Girla Britain's share of the Boxer In-

their hands, and could, if they for loan of chairs, tota come across one of these avarici- The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave for ous searchers, escape search and lending twelve. Boy Scouts and detection quite easily. Uncon- Mrs..W. T. Southern for lending Stall

demnity, this money to be spent,

chiefly under Chinese control, for Lawyers in the Commons."

was in

"...

1926 Fete Accounts. Gate, Pastoral Play...

(programmes) (tickets)

Military

.

$ 204.30

23.25

301.00

330.25

129,56

22.05

15,50

25,95

6.70

357.27

147.52 47.40

19.00

214.BR

$6.06

107.45

Kowloon.

Cigaretta Stall

71.73.

10,00

School

School

81.73.

1,500.00

888,05

Bellios Girl

School

941.90 58:10

1,000,00

Police.

and Stall

121,85.

73.40

∙194.75

Victoria

245.65

69:40

108,05

152.50-

$4,354.22

the welfare of the Chinese people. The resignation of Sir Henry sciously, these men are alding four girl Guides to help generally Lucky Ring As a result of this gift great bene Curtis Bennett as Conservative emuggling, and in fact, can be The Scouts and Guides for the fit will accrue directly to agricul of Essex is a reminder that a desired and undetected: mis-

M.P. for the Chalmeford Division called accomplices to so many un valuable help they rendered.

The Warrant Officers ture, education, scientific re conspicuous feature of the last creante in the Colony, N.C.0's who looked after the Bran Piss search, medicine, public health General Election was the large I would suggest that postera be entrance gates and ticketa- so and constructive industry, like number of barristers who were shown on board the ships to the well.

elected. The list of successful effect that on no account should Miss Robinson and Mrs. Lay Stall the development of railways and candidates inchided the names of passengers bribe Police searchers, for selling programmes.

Ice Cream Cart conservancy works in short to the following eminent members and that if found out, a penalty G. Miskin for being in charge of Tea Garden

Mrs. C. G. Alabaster and Mrs. Lucky Wheel the very things which receive of the legal profession In addition would be imposed feast attention in a country whose Sir Ella Humie Willams, K.C..

to Sir Henry Curtis Bennett:

fed tickets.

Mrs. R. H. Charles for running The Hon. Mr. W. T. Bouthorn wealth at present is being largely Sir Patrick Hastings, EC.2 Bir

the anble compet

kindly gave a cheque to make up squandered in civil war,... The Henry Slesser, K.G., Sir John

Continued at foot of nset onless the above total to $5,000;7

REFORMER Hong Kong Dec, 1, 1926