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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1927.

LEAGUE INFLUENCE.

How It Has Grown In The East.

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H.K.V.D.C.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS FOR THE. WEEK.

BRANY RECRUITS. JOIN.

LABOUR VAGABOND'

MR. MACDONALD'S "MAĠIC CARPETS."

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WANDERINGS ABROAD:

"I believe that I am the biggest vagabond of the whole lot of you. but I am not quite sure about. Bavin." declared the Right Hon. J.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LIBEL SUIT.

Mrs. Langtry & Captain Wright.

HORSE WHIPPING OFFENCE.

London, Feb. 4.

AIR TAXI-MAN.

SHILLING-A-MILE "MOTH" SERVICE

MODERN SOLOMON'S WISDOM. ATTITUDE OF CANTON. "

Eighteen recruits have joined the London, Feb. 24. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence

London, Feb. 2. Speaking at a meeting of the Corps, according to orders for the

Two interesting recruits have The British newspapers hearti-joined the ranks of the "Air Taxi League of Nations Parliamentary week Issued today. Committed at the House of Com The orders include the new ap- Ramsay. MacDonald.. M.P. amidy concur in the verdict given in Drivers."

pointments in last Saturday's laughter, in proposing the principal the Wright-Gladstone case and Lord Ossulaton, who is Earli toons, Sir Eric, Drummond. SecreGazette" and reproduces the letter toast at an international dinner or congratulate Viscount Gladstone Tankerville's heir. has taken deli tury of the League of Nations, in H.E. the Governor to H.E. the unised by the Werkers Travel on vindicating his father's mem-very of a D. H. "Moth" light aero- referring to Asia, said that an en-digueral commending the troops Association, at Gunter's Restaurant, ory and striking a blow for the plane for flying to his estate in couraging sign was the remarks and volunteers for the recent route Tenterden Street Delegates were decencies of public life.

Northumberland from London. able growth of Lengue influence marches.

present from Belgium. Germany, 1 In Japan.

Extract from the orders folSwitzerland, Austria, and Czecho-at Monte Carlo, commented: "Inat is. per mile when not using it Mra. Lily Langtry, interviewed There he intends to hire out the machine, with himself as the pilot. As regards Chinese, the Peking low:---

Slovakia.

Mr. MacDonald said he believed the old days a thing like, this for private.travel." Government Was apparently awaiting events and hitherto it|

The other recruit is à London that he had wandered, further and would have been settled by a

a more varied countries than any-horse-whipping at the Haymar-tax-driver, Harold Solomon, who is body present." "I believe 1 am the ket.

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Sectiish Company.

Musketry course, Part I will be had at least not declared itselfired by the above Company hostile to the League.

Stonecutters on Sunday.

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Range Ofeer 21. Allstar Mackenzie.

GIVES HIS VERSION,

"Concluding Evidence.

only person living outside the creed: There was little ground for en-

who has had dinner with Brahmins, tertaining increased hopes of the Lunch will leave Marmy Piergetic high teas.

in full caste-not one of your apola United States actually joining the at 9 am and call at Kowloon Pier India and be received by the most Anyone can go to League, but there had been marke 9.10 am.

select Brahmins At high tea. I ed development in the cordiality

Dress: Uniform or mutti optional, have sat at a full-dress Brahmin of relations between the Senate but ride, bayonet, pouches, braces dinner, cooked by Brahmins, served

London, Feb. 3. Department and the League, and belts must be taken as the by Brahmins, with Brahmina to the while Congress had voted appro-whole Part 1. course must be fired right and Brahmins to the left of giving evidence for the defence in Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P., in a priations for American delegates in drill order: whether over uniforme, as their guest in Madras. the Wright Gladstone case, said

to thine league conferences, and or mufti

They thought that some of the Americans had fully co-operated Arms: Must be drawn from Head-things I had written about. India then a journalist, used the phrase that when Lord Milner, who was in such League activities as the quarters to-day, between 9 a.m, and were absoluté proof that health organisation, the opium 12 noon, or 2 and 4 p.m., or 6 and twice born, and that, as, a matter "Gladstone's seraglio," he was committee and the women and pan and on Saturday, between of fact. I was a Brahmin,"

referring to Mrs. Gladstone's Pam and 1 pm. children's committee.-Reuter,

When one went abroad, he or she well-known solicitude for her came back with something added to husband.

EMPIRE ACADEMY.

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LAUNCHING OF A NOTABLE SCHEME.

UNITING BRITISH CARS.

Raphy, Feb. 24. Pangural meeting in neetion with the Foundation of the

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his or her personality. Mr. "Mac-||| The publisher, Mr. Eveleigh Eonald continued. "I have got the Nash, said that he had never dis- meat, wenderful collection of magic cussed the book with Capt.

Wright.

learning to fly at the London Acro- plane Club, paying his fees with the tipe he earns.

"London streets are becoming far too dangerous," says Solomon "When I am a proficient aviator E can sell my taxicab and buy a

Moth, and use it as an air-taxi,"

Shadows Before. „

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCHI

IN THE "MAIL.” ⠀.

Entertainments.

1.

Wages of Virtue.

February 25-Queen's Theatre:

February

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26-World Theatre:

"The Midshipman."

Army Service. Corps Cadre. Major H. F. Standage. OR... bt. T. 6. Weal: Lt. P, S. Harrison and Et. A. H. Gillingham have been earpets. You don't believe in magic granted direct Commissions in the carpets, but I do, and do because Dorps under spectal circumstances I have got them; I have got more and are posted to the Army Service than a scere of them nicely tucked: Sage in the latter's book, witness

Inway somewhere or ther- do dich not see the proofs with the Men's Club hold first popular social,||

Korps 'Cautre.

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Mednis. The Canumandant notices that meny mgn entitled to wear medals are not in possession of sure.

stating

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was hohl in London. Leyd Howard : The unit or units the mars de Walden presided

served in Regimental number in the

Sir Harry Britain, M.P.. moved (e)

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a resolution approving of an kimpire, various unity served in. Academy and the establishment in London of a estral building where i the various arts of the home coun- try and the different dominions!

In the case of men who have lost would unite in matunt cooperation. their medals these must be prepared

Proposing that an uppenk be made to pay for same. for the

funds. Mr. Howard Robinson, founder of the

mevement, explained that a site

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Regarding the offending Pass

inserted passage, and if he had seen it he would not have pub- lished i

The Freshman.

February 25-Star. Theatre;

February 25-St. Andrew's Young

Church Hall, 8:30 pin

February

26--Duneing "per." formance at Theatre Royal. by Miss V. Capell's pupils, 9.10 p.m.

February 28-Smoking koncert for members of the Kowloon Cric- ket Club, 9 p.m.

Royal

February 28-Theatre Dance display by Miss Violet Capel's pupils, 5:15 pm.

March Special race week dinner dance at Repulse Bay Hotel.

March 8-Annua "At Home" of us.R.C Club's ground.. Kowloon..

March 3-Recital at Helena May Institute by Miss Nora Moon, 5.30 pm.

City Hall. 9.15 m.

March 18-Dance at Peak Club,

February 28-Annual Race Meet-

Sports.

* ing of the Hong Kong Jockey Club

THE NEW TELESMATIC

TWICE

AS GOOD

DECCA

THE PORTABLE GRAMOPHONE

AS BEFORE

BETTER TONE

'GREATER VOLUME

INFINITELY CLEARER.

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March 4-Masked Ball at the

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know exactly where I keep them But when I want them they are ways at my beek and calt And sometimes when I sit down at my Lady Gwendolen Cecil testified 9. 68: Companies will submit t

dreside ( radd upon them, and they that her father, Lord Salisbury, possible giving names of ateis men my floor, and I sit upon them and for Mr. W. E. Gladstone. list to Orderly Room as soon aside and spread themselves upon always had the highest respect

siy to--and ammin Prague.

Mr. Charlie Thompson, an old posed. Berliah Empire Acadergo Full details of medals required Paris, or the Sahara, just as I will steeplechase rider, with whom the Mr. MacDonald then gave away defence only got into touch late what he called a "great secret." "From the time that start at evening, testified that Capt. ed giving rein to

de Wright a year ago called at his Whether metals are lost or

sires to sec the world until flat and asked him to write to whether they

now. he said, " have always the Secretary of the Bath Club were never managed that at last nine-tenths regarding a story he had previ- Baaued,

of my expenses would be paid for ously told Capt. Wright about a me by the newspapers of Great woman friend who told witness Eritain. (Laughter). For forty that an old gentleman alleged to years I have been knocking about be Mr. W. E. Gladstone, tried to MJ. & A.C. Co.'s.

India, 'South Africa, Central Stonecutters on Sunday, March 18, the South Sea Islands, the Pacific the street, but witness refused

Musketry Part I will be fired at America. every Dominion of ours, get into conversation with her in As a large number of men were and Atlantic-and I can tell you he did not think the woman was of Westminster on the North side sifetent last season in masketry, quite safely that within three reliable and he objected to March 5-Next Tournament of

the Thames Hear Lambeth it is strongly urged that as many months of my homecoming I have maligning the dead.

the Hong Kong Boxing Association. Bridge The sum of £25,000 was fa's possible will avail themselves of made nine-tenths of ray expenses Tregoired to start the scheme.”

The jury, after on absence of March 14-Kowloon Cricket Club the classik arranged for instruction out of the work I have done for 30 minutes The resolution was carried and tip musketry as detalled below:-

gave a verdict in annual tennis tournament: newspapers. And since I annexed favour of Viscount Gladstone,. committee was appointed to carry The musketry chaser will be the American newspapers don't with costs.

Meetings, out the scheme British Wireless held on Mondays and Thursdays. make nine-tenths out of it; I make

February 25-Meeting of They added a rider that the commending March, at Kennedy something like twenty-tentha."

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high moral character of the latees of Victoria Recreation Club, 8 Mr. W. E. Gladstone was com-

p.m. at the Club,

February 26-Annual meeting of pletely vindicated.

shareholders Mr. Justice Avory only put Shanghai Banking

of Hong Kong & Corporation, two questions to the jury, name-City Hall, noon.. ly, whether the alleged libel was February 26-Eighth meeting of true and if not, whether the de- The Bank of East Asia. Ltd., 10 fendant was, actuated by malice,

Des Voeux Rd.. Ct., 3.30" p.m.

February Mr. Churchill's Views,

28 Extraordinary meeting of Hong Kong Philhar- London, Feb. 4.

monic Society, St. John's Cathedral. Viscount Gladstone has been Hall, 5.30 p.m... overwhelmed by congratulations

March 4 Annual meeting of

diad been secured from the Duke

Service.

JAVA REVOLT.

DUTCH SOCIALISTS SEEK INQUIRY.

The Hague, Feb. 24. Six Socialists. in. the Lower

Road range,

Dress: Rifles, bayonets, bun- doliers and belts..

Tudividual instruction at Kennedy Rond Funge will be given to recruits who must keep these dates open, viz., Thursday March 31 Monday March 7) and Thursday (March 10).

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·FAMOUS BRITISH GENERAL PROMOTED,

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Machine Gunners-Coaching for)

Rugby, Feb, 24.. machine gun competition will be

The War Office announces the Riven by Sergt. Henderson.

on promotion of Lieutenant-General Thursdays at 5.30 p.m., at Head-Sir Charles Harington to be on what he himself has described Hong Kong Shanghai Hotele, Ltd,

General

House have introduced a resolu-

quarters. tion demanding an enquiry into

All members of the M. and A.C the cause of the Communist ris- Companies are requested to do ing in the Dutch Indies in Nov-their utmost to turn up for the ember and January-Reuter, shoot, at Stonecutters on Sunday. March 23, Details as to time, drass, etc. wil be issued later. The following prizes will be shot ¡for:

EX-KAISER'S RETURN?

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ORDERS TO RENOVATE A PALACE.

London, Jan. 31. "Berlin.---Orders received from Doorn that extensive renovation, should be carried out to the Unter Den Linden Palace in order to res ceive the bx-Kaiser's wife. Hermine, whenever she is visiting Berlin," beur a sinister significance, accord-

Highest aggregate." 12-Score showing most improve

ment over Inst year. 3-Highest aggregate made by a

member of the MI. 4-Highest aggregate made by a 5-ighest aggregate made hy a

member of the Mobile Column.

6.-Highest aggregate Machine Gunner.

made at grouping and 500 yards appitea- sion.

Strength,

ing to the "Berliner Tageblatt." The following recruits are taken which asserts that Hermine "rules on the strength and posted on the roost" at Doorn.

It is felt that the plans to reno-

under:-

No. 4 Platoon:-Pte. A. P. E. vate the palace are a preparation Silva. Pte. A. A. Guttorres, Pte. for the ex-Kaiser's return to Ber-E. R. Gosamkee, Pte. J. A. Baato,

ed.

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Sir Charles Harington.

to an interviewer as the jury's Exchange Bldg., 11 am. historic vindication

March 6-Thirty-eighth meeting of my of Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd... father."

P. &. O. Building, 11 am.

March 7Annual Meeting of Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., Messrs. Jardine,, Matheson's offices, noon.

Congratulatory

cablegrams. have been received from places as far away as India and South Africa.

Lammerts' Auctions. February 26-At Messrs.. Lam- mert's Bros. Sales Room, a valuable collection of stumps, 5.15 p.m.

February 26-Valuable house- hold furniture at 94 Nathan Road, Kowloon, 10.45 a.m.

'Mr. Churchill, in the course of a speech at the Conservative Club, Manchester, said that the fact that great men of our country, whose reputation and honour are part of the national inheritance

March 3-At The Cottage" should be foully tradeed and Barker Rd., 452 The Peak, valuable slandered after they have passed household furniture, 2.45 pm. away and white those to whom March B-At 7, Duddel!St., they are dear are still living is certain lots of whisky and "ale, in

an offence and affront against easen, 11 a.n

the decency of English life..

The publishers told an inter-

Miscellaneous.

viewer that no more copies of John's Cathedral, 6.45 p.m. Capt. Wright's book which led to the action were being sold.

The cost of the action are estimated at £6,000..

February 25-Organ Recital, St.

THE CULT OF SLIMNESS.

Sir Charles Harington was lin, with regard to which extensive Pte. C. F. Remedios, Pte. E. A. Commander-in-Chief propaganda will shortly be launch Noronha, Pte. G. A. Ribeiro, Pte. Allied Forces in Constantinople in of the F. G. Ribeiro, Pte. D. P. Xavier, 1922, when a conflict between thei "The "Tageblatt's" theory is much Pte. N. B. Maher, Pte. F. A. British and Turkish troops at commented on as it coincides with Barretto, Pte. H. O. Castro. the advent of the new Rightist

Chanak seemed inevitable.. The situation was saved largely by MODERN FASHION AND THE Governmenta

his tactful handling. British Wireless Service.

SOLDIERS BUTCHERED.

TREACHERY OF SAN MIGUEL REBELS.

Engineer Co-Spr. W. G. Stone, Spr. P. C. Mooney.

No. 1 Platoon: Pte. H. C. B.

Way, Pte. D. L. Strellett.

No. 2 Platoon :--Pte. J. A. Fox. Armoured Car Coli-Pte. Q. H. [~: Cond:

Transfer,

BREAD TRADE.

February 25-Debate at "Club; House of St. Peter's Church Young Men's Club, 8.30 p.m.

February 26-Non-selling tickets on "The Hong Kong Derby" will be drawn in Hong Kong Club stand, Race Course, 8 p.m.

February 26--Camp-fire sing-song by Boy Scouts Aasen. II. K. branch, i Seamen's Institute 7.45 p.m.

February 26 Annual dinner of the Asscn. of Past & Present Com-j mercial Students of the H.K. University, in Great: Hall of thei Vienna, Jan. 5. Univeralty, 7:46 p.m. Four bakeries in the vicinity of February 27--Second Annual Vi nna have been obliged to closef Masonic. Bervice, in St. John's, down, owing to the very consider Cathedral, 6 p.m. 27. 1927. Company, from Feb. 14 to Marchable reduction in the consumption March 1Annual dinner of from Feb. 21 to March 2, 1927,

Pte. G. W. Sellars, No. 7 Platoon, that no fewer than 200,000 girls and Hotel Savoy, 7.45 p.m.

of bread, pastry, etc. It is said members of St. David"a" Society,

London, Feb. 2.

Pte. V. Goulborn, A. C. Co., from eating bread in order to keep slim; eesan Boys' School Begins on this women in this city, have stopped March 1New term of the Dio- Mexico City-When, on January

Feb. 21 to Feb. 28, 1927. 12, Federal soldiers rushed the

The following are granted leave Pte. E. Law, Medical Section, that they are seriously ill.

some have, so starved themselves date. barricade at San Miguel el Grande, of absence from the Corpa:- from Feb. 28 to March 20, 1927.

March Organ Recital, St. which was reported to be in revolt, C.Q.M.S. P. W. R. Ramuay, Scot- 2/Lt. "A. K. Mackenzie, Scottish remarkable as before the war a

The new fashion ie all the more John's Cathedral, 5.45 p.m. the rebal leaders rained the white tish Coy, from Feb. 23 to Decem-Company, from Feb. 20 to Feb. 27, certain amount of plumpness was flowers and vegetables, Volunteer March. 10-Annual, show of flag and declared that they were not ber 22, 1927.

1927,

considered desirable.

Headquarters.

ters of the Government,

Pte. W. Beveridge, Mounted Infantry Company, is permitted to transfer to the Machine Gun Sec- tion of the Armoured Car Company. Leave,

After a wedding luncheon at

revolting, but were ardent supnor- L/Sgt. J. O. Fletcher, No. 7 Pte. V. H. C. Jarrett, Reserve. Platoon, from Feb. 17, to Feb. 16, Company, le granted an extension. The soldiers. believing this,1928.

of leave from March 1 to March 81, withdrew, but, subsequently, 40 of Pto, E. M. Bryden, No. 7 Platoon, 1927, them were butchered in the bar from Feb. 21 to Feb. 27, 1927,

Resignations. racks, only one escaping to Oaxaca, Pte. A. W. E. Davidson, Reserves, from which place, a strong column Scot. Section, from Feb. 17 to resign from the Corps: was despatched, which captured] April 16, 1927.

Fte. L. B. Trevor, Reserve Com-Leeds, took the bride and bride cough, colds, croup, bronchial cought, San Miguel. The ring-leadors of Spr. J. Fraser, Engineer Company; Pte, J. Stirton, No. 7 Platoon; om for a motor car ride dur-coughs resulting from hooping cough,

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