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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1927.

EXIT "MA."

END OF A THREE YEARS“ FARCE.

SHOWER OF PARDONS,

OBITUARY,

DEATH OF PORTUGUESE RESIDENT.

FUNERAL TO-MORROW.

Ho

no one would say that she has Born and brod in the Colony, Mr, not given Texas and the Ameri-a Rocha was very popular. can Press value for their money has three brothers, Mr. J. M. da For two

years she has been an unfailing fount of diverting nows. Rocha, (principal of Messrs. J. M. de Rochu & Co. importers and expor tors). Mr. A. G. de Rocha (of Messrs. Rocha & Whitley, uuction-

THE CHINA MAIL.

"ADYAR DAY.

HIS JAZZ BRIDE.”

MARIE PREVOST & LOW

CUT GOWNS

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY CELEBRATION.

LOYAL TO MASSAGE.

.

AS IN 1914.

A

MILITARY COMMAND IN

HONG KONG

'GENERAL'S DESIGNATION:

mand is Major-General C. C. Laard, The G.O.C. South China Com-

and the O.C. North China Command

"SERVANTS OF THE LIGHT"

"Ma" Ferguson, Governor of The "China Mail" records with At this week's public meeting Paris having directed that

London, Jan, 20. Texas, goes out of office after a regret the death of a woll-known of the Hong Kong Lodge, the evening gowns shall be cut ex- An Army order issued on Jan. 18| riotous term, writes a special cor-

Theosophical Society, on Thurs tremely low in the back, the states that the China Command has respondent of the "Sunday Ob-Portuguese resident, Mr. I. F. decay, its annual "Adyar Day" was woman who is fortunate enough been organised as two separate server' (London). She was the Rocha, who passed away at the age celebrated in honour of two great to possess a naturally beautiful China Command, with, headquarters commands-namely, the South first woman to be elected Gov-of 50, at his residence, No. 2, Mos Servants of the Light. Giordano back has no need to worry, says at Hong Kong, and the North China ernor of an American State, and que Street,

Bruno and Bishop C. W. Lead-Miss Marie Prevost, the pretty Command with headquarters at beater.

star of "Hie Jazz Bride' the Tontain Mr. John Russell, as chairman, Warner Bros. picture being

"This change; which took effect great significance of the day. trs, Kowloon. addressed the meeting on the shown to-day at the "Star" Thea-1 as from September last, reverts to

the organisation which existed be February 17, which, he sulda was

fore 1914. Unfortunately, those ard in celebrated all over the world by the minority and the majority Theosophical Society Lodges. will follow the mode.

He also dwelt in loving thought on Adyar, the international head quarters and spiritual heart of the Theosophical Society and

Other Methods As Well. many other pioneer movements which are remoulding the world

"This should be indulged with to-day towards a nobler and hap the daily bath and applied either pier understanding of the pur-with a rubber sponge, or if the pose and meaning of Life and of skin is too sensitive for daily the nature of Man and God; and treatment of this kind, with the which lead it towards realisation natural sponge applied with ex- of the glorious destiny of Human-traordinary vigour.

"Care should be taken to use a ity.

soap containing considerable pure oil so as to eliminate any pos sibility of after roughness.

MA FERGUSON,

copy, and she returns to private life in the glory of having scat- | tered pardons by the thousand among the ranks of convicted)

feers) and Mr. A. J. C. da Rocha who is employed by Messrs. Jardine,

Mathosen & Co., Ltd.

Mr. da Rocha leaves a grown-up Hon, Mr. F. X, da Rocha and widow.

а

Deep sympathy will go out to the family and relatives in their be-

reavement.

The funeral takes. to-morrow, urtege passing the Monument 16.30 pm. $.

the

at

FEARED TRAGEDY.

PATROL LAUNCH COMMANDER MISSING.

Programme of Music. He concluded with a quiet meditation on the high ideals of the "TS." and the audience was much delighted by an exquisite programme of music and singing rendered by Madame and Made moiselle de Couldar.

The meeting concluded with an Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 11.

address by Mr. H. E. Lancpart on News has been received locally of{"Giordano Bruno. Theosophy's criminals. The story of "Mu" the suspected denth pader tragic Apostle in the 16th Century.*** Ferguson is the wildest free of circumstances of Mr. W. Clarke, recent American politics.

commander of the launch "Pikot."

Mense.

ashore safely, except Mr. Clarke. A search was made by police and customs officials, but "no trace was found of the missing commander.

Mrs. Clarke resides in Singapore.

A PARIS CHARGE OF FRAUD.

who

was previously arrested in Morocco on account of a false passport, and had since been shadowed as a pos- sible spy. She was seen collecting letters at a post office, and tried to tear them up.

Paris, Jan. 18. daughter, woman living under the Claiming to be an ambassador's name of Madeleine Budet wat ar texted terently for getting goods from fashionable shops by false pretences."

"The police discovered The election was, as they say, that she was identical with a scream Texas. belongs to the Mademoiselle Redelsperger, Solid South and is all Democratic, The fights therefore take place within the one party, and Mrs, Ferguson's only serious opponent was the nominee of the Ku Klux Klan. "Ma" had no political wea pons, but since in Texas they fight about Mother and Home, Church and Drink, she was easily a match for the Klan champion "Me for Ma" was the badge worn by her hidherents. "Not Me for Ma-too much Pa" her enemies retorted. And, as Texas was soon to discover, her enemies were abundantly justified...

BOY GAMBLERS.

SCHOOLS AS "BOOKMAKERS'

"CURE FOR DRUG HABIT.

SUCCESSFUL TESTS IN NEW YORK.

"I am thoroughly loyal to mass-Colonel Heath... age for the benefit of both muscles and skin.

There are other effective the for preserving methods beauty of, the back but the main idea in all of them is to stimulate the circulation and thereby build up the tissues of firmness and smoothness.

EAT FAT.

A MEDICAL OFFICER AND TUBERCULOSIS.

years

in

According to the Decembar Army List there is a regular infantry bat talion in each command, while there: hre four heavy batteries of artillery at Hong Kong in addition to the Hong Kong-Singapore brigade, con- alating of one pack battery and three heavy batteries.-China Ex- press & Telegraph.'

Shadows" Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN THE "MAIL,”

Entertainmenta

February 19-Queen's Theatre; "Brown of Harvard

· February, 19-World Theatre; "The Texas Streak."

February 19-Star Theatre; "His Jazz Bride"

February 10-H.M.S. "Hermes" dance at Hotel Savcy.

February 23 & 28-Theatre Royal, Dance display, by Miss Violet Capell's pupils, 6.10 p.m.

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Sports.. February 28-Annual Race Meet- ing of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, March Next Tournament of the Hong Kong Boxing Association. March 14-Kowloon Cricket Club tennis tournament....

Meetings. February 21-Seventh meeting of Kowloon Resident's Asscon, St. Andrew's Church Hall, 6 p.m.

February 28-Benevolent Society Meeting, City Hall, noon.

She won the Governorship of it appears that the "Pikot" on Texas in 1921 after a rollicking the night of Feb. 9 while patrolling||

February 26-Dancing battle with the Ku Klux Klan near Sungei Sarang Buaya and a

formance at Theatre Royal, by Miss "Do you int. fat' or not?” IV. Capells pupils, 9.15 p.m. which was then in the flush of boat with rubber smugglers. She

BAND OF HOPE."

was by putting this question to February 26-Smoking concert its power in the South and Sonthare chase and the bout proceeded

Miup the Sungei.

members of families that were for members of the Kowloon Crie- West.

The drew in the faunchy got into a

Among statements marte at meet-known to stand a big risk of infee-ket Club, 9 p.m. Mrs. Ferguson was not 'poli-sampin and followed:

March 2-Special race week! tical woman She had been, as

The night was dark and the sam-ings of various educational bodies tion from tuberculosis that Mr.

W. B. Valle, M.R.C.S., the medical dinner dance at Repulse Bay Hotel. All out Home were: she said a housewife for thirty somehow capsized.

March Annual "At Home" of: years and nothing more, and she

The schools of Lo-slay are to a large officer to the Church Army Sana-

extent the bookmakers' band, of torium for Boya at Heath-end, U.S.R.C. Club's ground, Kowloon. "hadn't a thing but common-

hope-Mr. Isaac Poot member Aldershot, arrived at the conclu-

March 12-Dance at Peak Club, of the recent select Committee on slon, which he expresses

un 9.15 p.m. But she had a husband. known throughout the State us

the Betting Tax), at the Ednen-article in the current issue of the "Farmer Jim" and he knew what

tional Associations conference at "Lancet," "that "when several pet- University College. London, re-sons are equally exposed to infec- he wanted Elected: Governor ten

farring to boys who form the tion, those who habitually eat ani- years ago, he had been impeach-

habit of gambling.

mal fat will probably escape, while ed for the maladministration of

have met many schoolmasters and those who avoid "animal fat may public funds and dethroned. He

schoul-mistresses who though cape but probably will not."

Seven

10 Mr. was determined to get back, but.

Vaile we could live in a world carried was stopped by a legal injunction

on by talking and writing-Lord began to investigate the incidence which declared that his name

Riddell, at the same conference. of pulmonary tuberculosis: in fami- 3.926 supplementary es exposed to infection, trying could not be put in nomination.

There are

teachers whone qualification te And the principle of That being so, he called his wife

that they are 18 and vaccinated; selection with a view to the to the rescue, and she was will

Miss Kenyon of Oldham), aprevention of the disease. He ing enough.

the National Union of Women chose large familles dwelling in of shareholders of the Hong Kong February 24-Fortieth meeting! Touchers' conference at York,

small houses for the purposes of his observations, arguing that by so & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., doing he would avoid freak results, Ltd, Mesars. Jardins Matheson's and at the same time ensure fairly board room, noon. equal exposure of each membering of Victoria Recreation Club February 25-Postponed meet- After some passage of tire he examined the health of the various takes place at 6 pm. at the Club. members of

February 26-Annual meeting of each family, and) sought to find some common factor shareholders of Hong Kong & which all or most of the uninfected Shanghai Banking Corporation, A new cure for drug and possessed and all or most of City Hall, noon. álcohol addicts, tried on some 360 the infected lacked. "Nothing," cases in the hospital department he writes, "was of general applica- London, Febi 1. of a New York prison, has suction until I began to ask the very The revised freight rates to ceeded in every case but one-simple question, "Do you eat fat- or not? I found that most of the that of a negress who was declar survivors had always done ao, India are commencing to-day.

It is understood that the in- fed to have taken to drugs again while the great bulk of the infected, creases, from Great Britain are not because of any craving but the dead, and the dying had had on the basis of 2s. 6d. a ton for because of the pleasure they gave a lifelong dislike for fat, and had avolded it as far as possible all measurement cargo up to 30s.. ther.

The new cure avoids difficulties, their lives. It must be understood. No sooner was the Governor and on the basis of bs., a ton

The fat-eator installed than it was seen that where the rates are 308. to 55s, such as delirium and depression, that it is a tendency only, although

Farmer Jim was again in the beyond which there will be no abates serious illness, and almost aby are not

which accompany other cures, very strong one.

has no absolute immunity. The fat- necessarily doomed, Saddle... Of course he was, said alteration.

at once begins to produce regular but the probability is always in Me. She was the best pic-maker

sleep; about the third or fifth day that direction, and in the long run in her country, and a grand-

the appetite returns and in less probabilities will tell mother; but that did not make her

than a week the physical craving statesman, and she had always

hes disappeared. "depended upon Jim. The couple had been in charge of the Gov-

Shreveport, La., Feb. 18. ernment of Texas only

& few

A tornado has swept Paris and months when the rumours of mal. practices took shape in definite Sabine. Ten people were killed accusations. A public fund was and 20 injured. Houses and barns raised to finance an investigation were wrecked in a 20 mile area. into the Ferguson regime. Ma. Reuter's American Service. who posesses at least one valuable gift that of snappy phrasing- said that they were attacking under cover of an inquiry into foot-and-mouth disease, but "it

Pies, and Plums.

REVISED FREIGHT RATES.

TORNADO DISASTER.

MORE RAIN?

ני

is my foot, my mouth. my eradi. Moderate N. . winds, overcast,

cation!"

Tests in Prison."

The tests began in June, 1925, when 14 men volunteers wers treated. The physicians soon declared that the men showed no evidence of previous addiction and wider tests began in the fol- lowing October,

Drs. Alexander Lambert and Frederick Tilney now report that 210 men and 147 women have. been treated. All were in pri eon, having either been sentenced

rain-is the officiul weather fore- or sent to the prison" hospital by

£11 Boon-tomorrow for

friende. Many of these were

The spearhead of the attack cust was Dan Moody. Attorney-Gen-Hong Kor the adjoining court and sleeping normally in 24 hours,

eral of the State, whom Ma had

locked upon as one of Jim's spe- cial proteges., His researches brought to light a series of as-

Formosa Channel.

tounding scandals, particularly in made the political fortune of Mr the department of road-building. Dan Moody. Ma predicted that it A most lavish programme was would. It is he who takes over started, the contracts being hand the Governorship from her.

ed out by Farmer Jim in the Pardons For Bestleggers.

a fantastic scale. Thus it was shown that one company secured

though some were addicts of 30 or 40 years. The patients receiv ed auch immediate relief "that many asked for extra treatment and all were restored to a normal. condition in about three weeks.

Treatment Explained.

The treatment consists in stop- ping all narcotics and making infra-muscular Injections and

name of the State Executive on Ma Ferguson goes out in a blaze narcosan. This substance was in- of excitement caused by the vented by A. S. Horovitz, "bio- shower of pardons in which she chemist, who came from the a contract to make 1,050 miles of has indulged. This was not a University of Budapest ten years highway for four million dollara. late development. She began ago. It is made from soya beans, It built 127 miles, made a profit pardoning early in her first year, cotton seed, altaifa, and is a of a million, and when the facts convicted bootleggers being the compound of poids, vitaming had been exposed was made to re special object of her tenderness and proteins. turn 600,000 dollars to the State The point here is a little puzzling. The theory may be questioned, Exchequer. It was further shown for Ma is a Dry, and one of but the results are a fact, though that road contracts to the tuns of those Drys who contend that the real permanency can only be 20 million dollars had been given offenders against Prohibition are acertained some 18 months out on terms that represented all well-to-do. Indeed, she caus- hence,

cost to the people of Texas some ed an uproar by offering a re- Narcosan has been known since four times greater than was ward of $500 to any one 1921 but not officially recognised, necessary. The exposure was as who could bring in a viola-because its composition was un- tonishingly successful, and humil box of the Volstead Law worth known. Since then it has been lating; and those who know any-less than $5,000| Anyhow, the patented and thus used ne thing of American politics will wholesale pardons have been Ma's patent medicine. The treatment | not be surprised to learn that it speciality,

is only possible in hosult

According to an American ex~ change, the only two that can live as cheaply as one are a flex and a dog."

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February 26-Eighth meeting of The Bank of East Asia. Ltd., Des Voeux Rd., Ct., 3.80 p.m.

March 4 Annual meeting of Hong Kong Shanghat Hotels, Ltd, Exchange Bldg., 11 a.m.

March 6-Thirty-eighth meeting of Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd., P. &. O. Building, 11 am.

March 7-Annual Masting of Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., Mesars, Jardine, Matheson's offices, noon.

Lammerts Auction. February 21-A Sales Room, Duddell St., Chinese Curios, 2.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous.

February 20-Social gathering in St. John's Cathedral Hall, after evensong.

February 21-Public lecture" at Helena May Institute, 6.30 p.m.

February 25-Organ Recital, St. John's Cathedral, 5.45 p.m.

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