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were

THE A.D.C.

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1927.

NEXT PRODUCTION TO BE DECIDED.

'should be so is difficult to say. If ricksha coolies are slaves, they are wuling saves. No one asks them to adopt tuis calling and they are not compelled to con- tinue with it if they do not like it. They are at perfect liberty to for- sake it and become, say, hotel or house-boya, as many of them do, judging from some of the service meeting of the Hong Kong Amateur

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A MEETING SHORTLY.

It was reported at the annual

P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!

.

Minister, consoling husband who has lost his wife and is drinking from a whisky bottle.

"Is that all the consolation you have, my good man?"

"No sir, I have two, more bottles in the cupboard."

Owing to the many splits tak- we get in the Colony. Again, no- Dramatic Club on Friday (Mr.ing place in the various Chinese body thinks of describing a bath W. A. Cornell in the chair) that factions, there is some talk of chair attendant or a nurse as a shortage of time had prevented the dividing China, up into small

A holdings. slave, yet these people in the production of "Blary Rose" course of their employment have great deal of trouble was gone to to pull or push other humans in this connection and it was prob

later from place to place. On occasions,ble that it would be given at some

date. we grant, rickshas are overloaded, To Lt.-Comdr. Hole, the producer and the coolie has to pull more of "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney," this play than he should be called upon to and all who took part

extended their sincere pull, but that is merely a matter the Club ior police supervision and not a thanks for the success it had been at the made, and to all who took part in crime that can be laid doors of humanity. Too much the production of the five short cant has been let loose on this plays which were put on in the nature of an experiment at the be- question of the ricksha coolie's ginning of the season, "slavery" and the application of a little common sense is badly need- ed amongst those who possess mistaken ideas of safeguarding their fellow-man's well being.

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Gushing Visitor.-"Oh! I do so dote on Tennyson's poems. They carry me away."

Lady of the House (feelingly) ani so sorry we haven't a volume in the house."

. Less to the Club. It was with great regret, states the report that the Club had to ac cept that resignation of the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird, who left for Home on retirement. He was the oldest

First Burglar-I, think we member and President of the Club,

We and had done a vast amount of have got everything. useful work during the past 83 haven't overlooked anything, years. As a mark of appreciation have we, Mike?"

the Club presented Mr. Bird with an inlaid blackwood tray.

Second Burglar. "I

don't

The thanks of the Club wero due, think so, but we'll get a news- the report concluded, to, Mr. J. Hpaper in the morning and sec." Seth, for auditing the accounts.

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SHOT BY LOVER.

DOUBLE CRIME BY JAPANESE.

Tragedy followed swiftly on the

The report and balance sheet "So you have been visiting our heels of Cupid in a love affair be- tween two Japanese living on Dix- was unanimously adopted.

The committee for the ensuing schools, eh?" asked the rural councillor. "Splendid, aren't well Road, Shanghai. Both are in hospital due to bullet wounds season was elected as follows: Mr.

Magnificent discipline A. N. Lucey (president), Mr. they? inflicted by the man, one Umei, . K. Reynolds (hon. secretary superb buildings, beautiful fur- aged 24, who probably will die as and treasurer), Lieut. Commdr. nishings. By the way, I want he shot himself through the head G. F. Hole, Major J. Macready, to ask you what was the first after wounding his inamorata, a Mr. L. E. Hopkins, Mr. H. Daven- thing that struck you on enter- maid servant named Omasa, aged port-Browne, and Mr. M. M. Mans.ing the boys' department?"

It is understood that the Com-

"A pea from a peashooter,"

25.

The girl victim was employed in mittee will meet this week to decide said the visitor, drily.

one of the Dixwell Road re on the next production.

EMPLOYER SUED.

TRIPS TO INDO-CHINA AND BACK.

trade and residence. He found sidences in which employees of Mitsui and Company reside. She that the conditions then

was unable to give details regard- such as to prevent the immediate ing the shooting and what has re-opening of trade and to render caused Umei to turn the revolveri residence by British subjects upon her. Omasa is unconscious and believed to be near death, risky and undesirable. Arrange-but it was learned that he had ments are being made for a fur-long been wooing the maid and ther investigation next month, neighbours say that her failure to when the state of the river w/requite his affections led to the yesterday

shooting.

+

A London hotel has scrapped all bells for.aummoning the staff and replaced them by different coloured push buttons in the bed- rooms, which signal similarly coloured lights outside.

We have always thought it Indo-China where they were to work should be awakened by nastty Engaged in Hong Kong to go to very unfair that hotel waiters bn some salvage job, three Chinese loud bells.

summoned

·

"The lot of the sculptor can

afternoon their employer before Mr. R. E be most favourable for an exten- When the shots were heard, Lindsell to recover eleven days'

be very hard.""Overseas Daily sion of the investigation to nearby residents rushed in and wages.

The complainants' case was that Mail." found the two prostrate on the

But it is wonderful what and Changsha floor. Chungkiang

The police were notified eleven men were engaged for the Meanwhile, Mr. Looker has been and both were removed to the Foo work in Indo-Chinn and the wages chip of the old block ean do.

from the time they sailed. Upon informed by Sir Austen Cham-Ming Hospital on North Sze- promised them was $1.10 per day

.

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chuen Road. First aid was admin-arrival in Indo-China, through Rand residents were immense- berlain that the situation at the istered and a surgeon called who some misunderstanding, the comly interested in the visit of Major Yangtsze ports above Hankow is stated that, barring complica- plainants were not employed, and Miller in his Moth aeroplane.

One sweet young thing asked if being constantly watched with ations arising, the woman will live, were sent back to Hong Kong.

but he held out no hopes for the They view to ascertaining whether con- the bullet went complete eleven days they had spent on the it ran on campher. ditions have so far improved as ly through his skull.

to render them safe for British trade and residence. It may be taken for granted that, until con- ditions are considerably improv. ed no undue haste will be made in advising the return of British JAMIESON-ELLIS-On July 12 residents to reside as before in

1927, at the Country Hospital, James Jamieson- Shanghai, Ellis, aged 27 years. MARSHALL-On July 13, 1927,

shall, aged 61 years.

men

GAMBLING RAID.

24 WOMEN AMONGST SUSPECTS.

The police yesterday carried the Yangtsze ports above Han- out a gambling raid at No. 4 kow. Past experiences proclaim Arbuthnot Road and arrested 4 and 24 "women who were at Kobe, Ernest Julian Mar- their own lesson, and none of the eventually allowed out on bail. British residents who came through them will be in any hurry to risk their lives again.

Another query asked by Mr. was whether British

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

now claimed pay for the

trip to and from Indo-China and the days they had remained there without employment.

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"You do look tired, my dear," said his wife as she greeted him. in the hall.

The defendant's contention was that the complainants had actually

"Yes, I've had

very tiring worked four days in Indo-China,

day. That office-boy of mine and he was able to them for only four days' pay.

He denied that came in with that old story about there was any arrangement whereby wanting to go to his grand- the complainants were to be paid mother's funeral, so thinking I for the days they spent on the trip. would teach him a lesson, I said The cost of providing the men's I would go along with him." meals on board was 25 cents per

"And he trailed you to the head per day.

His Worship decided that the cricket match, I suppose?"

"Cricket match No such luck, men should be paid in full for work- ing days only and half pay during it was his grandmother's funeral, When the case was called be the voyage. From the aum due to and we had to walk three miles fore Major Willson this morning, the complainants, the Magistrate to the cemetery !" all the four men were present, but ruled that the cost of their food and only three of the women surren-passage money must be deducted. dered to their bail.

the The family of the late Mr. Jose

By this decision

actual com- Luiz de Selavisa Alves beg to thank

All the absent gamblers had amount received by each their many friends and relatives. Looker

plainant was $2,85, $3.85 and $3.65 for the kind inquiries and expres-policy under present conditions is their bail of $6 each estreated.

Of those in Court three men respectively, sions of sympathy shown them in

their recent bereavement and also to confine all the trade of the and one woman were charged for their attendance at the funeral. Yangtsze region to Shanghai. with being keepers of a gam- This gave Sir Austen Chamber-bling den. They pleaded "not guilty" and on the application of lain the opportunity to reiterate Mr. A. E. Hall, for the three men, British policy for the hundredth they were remanded until Satur- time-namely, "to protect British day.

The other man and two women lives in the first instance and to who admitted gambling were fined preserve British trade in the sec- $3 each.

Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 19, 1927.

TRADE ON THE YANGTSE.

The solicitude expressed by Mr.

H. W. Looker in the House of Commons with regard to British trade on the Yangtsze must be shared by all who have commer- cial interests in that region and even much farther south. He

IN THE NEWS.

ITEMS FROM TO-DAY'S POLICE REPORTS.

ond instance." In spite of the constant repetition of this policy, there is evidently a need for it in the opinion of Sir Austen Chamberlain. It is a policy of which Mr. Looker is naturally

Mr. Hughes, engineer of the fully aware, but there are others,

8.8. "Sanfield" lying at No. 2 would be an optimist however, both inside and outside the House wharf at the Kowloon Godowns 'who could hope for a very early of Commons, in whose ears it can reported the theft from his cabinį return of normal trading con-not be dinned too often that there Scott revolver and 15 rounds of yesterday afternoon, of a Webley- ditions in the present state of is nothing inimical in British ammunition. warfare. Even the attitude of the Nanking Government toward vital questions such as the Salt

Mrs. Morris, school teacher of British School, the Victoria

policy in China. Once that fact is grasped thoroughly there will be feas need to define publicly Causeway Bay, reports that a what British policy is both now Chinese yesterday visited the school under the pretext of re- and in the future.

pairing the telephone. After the man left, a table fan was found missing.

Coolles and Cant.

Gabelle must affect the con- sideration by the British Govern- ment of trading, and residential conditions in any of the territory now held by the Southern Na- tionalists. Thus, there appears

Conductor Cotton, R.A:Q.C., had a wallet containing $95 stolen no possible angle of hope from

Again, we observe, has arisen from his bedroom at the general which to view with equanimity that hardy myth anent the Sergeants' mess. It was missed the probabilities of trade in the slavery" of the ricksha coolie. at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. North in the near future,

This time the subject is agitating

A Chinese entered a leather' There is unhappily no guar- the good people of the Straits goods shop at No. 45, Pottinger antee that the conditions that Settlements. As usual, senti Street yesterday and took de- prevailed at Ichang at the end of mentalism of a sickly hue is play worth $116 by false pretences. He livery of eight leather suitcases May will not be repeated there ing its part in the discussion, was alleged to have represented or elsewhere in the Yangtze re- One correspondent has it that the that they were ordered by a Wan- gion. Then a British Consular employment of these coolies con- of business with the town firm. onchal shop which usually did a lot official was sent to Ichang on a stitutes a "blot" upon civilisation, When a foki was later sent to warship to investigate the pos- and his view seems to find a fair Wanchai to confirm the order, sibility of a resumption of British degree of support. Just why this the fraud was discovered.

TYPHOID FEVER.

THREE DEATHS DURING WEEK.

typhoid fever during the week

оле

Unable Seaman: "The surgeon said to me, I'm sorry, but there's a sponge missing, and I believe it's inside you.' 'What's the odds,' I said; let it be,' and there it is to this day."

Gullible Old Gent.: "Bless my heart!"

Seaman: "I don't feel any particular pain from it, but I do get uncommonly thirsty."

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There were three deaths from Teacher: "What is the mean- ing of the word matrimony, ended July 16 and

from Robert?" scarlet fever. In all six cases of typhoid (four British and two Chi- nese) period.

were

Robert: "Please, miss, father

notified during the says it isn't a word; it's a sen-

tence."

A BACHELOR'S PHILOSOPHY.

On a wintry night by the fire to sit In an easy chair with pipe well lit, Lazily watching the smoke ascend, Enjoying a "erack" with a bosom friend, Reading, or giving the fancy rein While the tempest tattoos on the window pane!

To spend a hot day in shady nook

With a pal, a pipe, and a favourite book; Or, grasping the tiller, to steer the yacht, As she springs to the breeze, to some sheltered spot A pull at the dinghy, a plunge in the deep, Then home to supper and dreamless sleep!

To tramp o'er the hills in the crisp young year And drink in Nature through eye and ear, Or fight on the links two strenuous rounds Never in bunkers nor "out of bounds," Dead on the green, great length from the tee, With maybe a bogey five in three!

To enjoy, win or lose, a hard fought set At tennis; billiards or bridge when wet; To invite your cronies to come and dine- Sing-song, stories, cigars and wine; To have as friends whomsoe'er you may, With never a person to say you hay!

For many a year I've enjoyed such a life, So why should I spoll it by taking a wife?

W. K. In "The Yellow Dragon."