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MONDAY, JULY 25, 1927.

sufficient testimony of the fact obtain the use of a small piece of that even the moral sunsion of Crown land adjoining the main en- trance to Lady Ho Tung's experi the strongest seafaring Power mental farm for the commercial with interests in China is in-section of the. Exhibition. MP'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT! sufficient to bring the Southern that Mr. Souza Intended to exhibit Dowbiggin was pleased to hear Nationalists to a sense of their some good specimens of poultry; responsibility.

MR. J. C. WONG.

WELL KNOWN CHINESE DIES.

he thought the Golf Club might send a few good bulleeks, and others might be invited to send The party who picked up

piga, etc..

Regulations.

black, white and tan male hound puppy on Cedar Point Road, An exhibits schedule in Chinese about 15-mile post, Saturday and general regulations governing afternoon, kindly get in touch exhibita were adopted by the meet with Jackson's Ment Market. Ing An adequate supply of both Ad. in the "Mobile Register." has been printed and will be wide-| ly distributed throughout the New

The taximeter registered exactly

The death took place on Satur- Territories. On the question of in day at his residenco, Laguan Villa, whose names exhibits might or two shillings, and the dear old lady, Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, of|might not be Bent in, after fumbling for some time with Mr. John Chuen Wong at the age some discussion Пrose among her purse, tendered to the driver of 77 years.

the Chinese members, and It by way of payment, a florin and a Mr. Wong, although not promin-was decided that the

tenant ha'jenny. ent in public life, was well known of the land might enter exhibits in

The man took the coins, and was and respected amongst the Chinese his own name, although an owner about to thrust them in his pocket. community. He had dealt exten-would not be precluded from

ex- when: sively in land some years ago and hibiting the produce of the field

"Ere mum !" he owned considerable property, chief- in the name of his tenant.

"You've made a mistake. at Kowloon City.

Prizes and Certificates.

'ere's a 'alfpenny " Mr. Wong came to Hong Kong as

Arising out of a report by, the

The old lady's silver hair glint- boy from British Guiana, his birthplace, and was employed in the Committee's Chinese worker in the ed in the sunlight as she turned Government service, serving in the New Territories, there was much towards the driver with a look of Land Office. Together with the late discussion as to the value of prizes genuine admiration on her face.

exhibitors. It was "You're very honest man," Mr. Chau Siu-ki he worked for the to be offered

shouted. This

Chun On Fire Insurance Company brought to the notice of the meet- she remarked softly: "but keep the after leaving Government service ing that unless there be some in- coin, please. As a matter of fact, and later served with Messrs. A. S. centive to the villagers, who are it's quite all right. I never give Waison in charge of the aerated for the most part poor people, they less." water department.

might not be too keen on entering

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Mr. Wong was the head of a large exhibits for competition. At the Using his privilege of making a family, having six sons and four same time the Committee was faced complaint, the Irish prisoner ask- daughters, some 40 to 50 grand- with the problem of ways anded to speak to the governor of the children and four great grand-chll-means, and as no less than one jail.

dren. One of his sons is Mr. J. 31. hundred items are listed in the "This cell's too cold, sor," he Wong, J.P., compradore of Messrs, schedule, even amall prizes of $3 said. "If it isn't heated up a bit A. S. Watson and Co., other sons and $2 would run up the cost of it's freezing to death Old be en- heing Dr. Benjamin Wong, M.B., the Show, by a few hundred dollars, toirely." B.S., and William and EdwardIt was ultimately decided that $3 By the governor's orders a ther- Wong, both conne, téd with and $2, respectively, be the fixed mometer was placed in the cell to Watson's.

amounts for first and second test the temperature. This was The funeral takes place to-day, prizes, the figures being based on left for some hours; then the passing the University Recreation those of the Hong Kong Horticul- governor and the head warder went ground for Pokfulam, at 3 pm. tural Society. Special prices will again to the cell to look at the

be awarded for any collective group instrument. of exhibite of exceptional merit, Certificates will also be given for the Irishman exclaimed in relieved No sooner had they entered than exhibits deserving special mention. tones

AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

PROCEEDINGS OF 5TH MEETING.

When, probably · by a mere coincidence, British shipping was the greatest victim of the pirates of Bias Bay the British Naval authorities, after repeated diplo- matic representations to Canton, took steps single-handed to teach FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION, the pirates a lesson by the raid. on Bias Bay. The question of consulting Sother

مسند

of

The Chairman informed the meet-

"Bedad, sor, an' d'ye know my

ing that the Hon. Mr. J. Owen cell's a lot warmer since that Hughes had offered a scroll to be thing's been here? Lave it, sor; completed for on conditions

that

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"Now,

will be announced at a later meet- it's nayting up the place foine!" ing,

Mr. J. A. Fraser's offer of co- operation with the Committee, was the little girl whose mother was a She was trying to be friendly to accepted with thanks as being of The fifth monthly meeting of the great value and assistance.

great friend of hers, Agricultural Show Committee was: The Committee's next meeting

Needless to say, the little girl seafaring held at Lady Ho Tung's experi- will take place at Sheung Shui on regarded her with great pity, not Powers with a view to joint mental farm at Sheung Shui on Saturday, September 8, at 2.80 p.m. to say suspicion.

Saturday afternoon when the Rev.

"I hope you are getting on well action did not arise. The British H. R. Wells, O.B.E., Chairman

at school," she remarked. authorities regarded it as a mat-Committee, again presided. There

I wonder if you can spell horse?" ter solely affecting them and, the Chinese district representa- was the usual large gathering of

For-a-minute-or-two the little girl regarded her, with scornful after formally apprising Canton tives. The 'Committee appreciated

eyes, then :- of their intention, proceeded to the presence of Mr. J. A. Fraser,

District Officer (North), rald Bias Bay with their own The Finance Sub-Committee forces. The case of Norway, of composed of Mesars. L. Gibbs and course, is not on all fours. Even date of the last report, viz., June for membership in the Interna- ly sees little "Sandy," the son of

J. P. Braga reported that since the or ten Norwegian 14, the following subscriptions to tional Company of the Hong Kong Lady Patricia Ramsay, tells me vessels to be victimised by the defray the cost of the Show have in satisfactory numbers, and that that recently he played doctors"

been received:- pirates and taken to Bias Bay Already acknowledged

were nine

Bum of

POLICE RESERVE.

INTERNATIONAL COMPANY

PROGRESSING.

It is understood that applications

Police Reserve are being received

"I could if I wanted to," she answered quietly, "but don't you think it's rather old-fashioned?"

A friend of mine who frequent-

$260 the scheme, now that the Con- with the little song of Princess 30 sulates of other nationals in the Mary (says a "Sunday Chronicle" 25 Colony have become Interested, is writer).

practically assured of success. He insisted on being the "doc- Applications will still be re-tor," and the others had to be

'patients." $820 ceived by Lt-Comdr. B. Hart-

ford, adjutant of the Police Re- Borrowing a silk hat from some- 31 serve, at the Chief Inspector of one, he came into the room with an Police office, Central Folice Station. Important air, remarking, "Morn- Callers can be seen by the adjutant ing, morning, have you a tempera- between 9.30 and 12.30 p.m. daily ment?" He then prescribed some and in a busfrican- or at any other time by appoint-"medicine."

Jike manner added, "Two guineas." ment.

for minor disbursements tin- cluding the salary of the Chinese worker in the New Territories for the month of June ($25), leaving a balance available of

.$289 Since the report was circulated

to the Committtee Lady Ho Tung

has sent in a statement of dona- tions received by her amounting to $140, as follows:-

MENTAL TESTS.

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A bright youth undergoing ex- amination for admission to one of the Government departments, found himself confronted with the question

there are no Norwegian forces Mr. Tsoi Po-tin here to take single-handed action. Mr. Y. P. Law

The Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes

To ask, say, the British to repeat the raid on Bias Bay, would be against which must be set the merely to raise a delicate inter- BLACK-On July 16, 1027.

national question that might not Karuizawa, Japan, to Mr. and be advisable at the present junc-| Mrs. Adam Black, a

BOB,ture in the situation in China. Alistair Kellas. |SHERMAN. On July 19, 1927, at Therefore, the Norwegian For-

the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. T. eign Office apparently reasons Forthergill Sherman, a daugh- that joint action by all the ees

faring Powers interested in China shipping trade would avoid

"There should be, almost from the cradle to the grave, at in- controversial issues and at the

Mr. Ho Kom-tong 320, Mrs. Ho tervals of five, six, or ten years, ́same time signify to the Canton Fook $10, Mrs. Ho Kom-tong $10, repeated mental tests of every authorities the keen resentment Choa Leep-chee $10, Mr. Ho Tu, Judge Bevan at a meeting of the Mr. Lo Cheung shu $10. Mira. person in the community," said of those Powers at the uninter-Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. Ho Leung, Mr. Racial Hygiene Centre of N.S.W.. ly, but I don't believe that the aun rupted series of piracies with Ho Ki, Mr. J. D. Bush, Mr. and at the Royal Colonial Institute. te near enough to interfere with Mrs. M. K. Lo, Mrs. M. W. Lo, Judge Bevan also advocated phy- the proper performance of my 2, 1927, at British Consulate- Bias Bay as the rendezvous of the Mr. M. H. Lo, Mrs. Ho Sai-kit, sical tests, saying these should be duties if I get this clerkship." General, Foochow, and British pirates. That, again,, however, Mr. Ho Wing, Mrs. Ho Sai-wah, recorded ચક

foundation for He passed the examination. Episcopal Church, Foochow,

Mr. C. Choa, Mr. Choa Po-lu, Mr. eugenic reform. He also deplored Phyllis Richards, of Taunton, is liable to raise a doubt in the Tee Ka-po and Mr. S. L. Wong, the fact that men mentally de- Som., England, to James minds of certain of the Powers $5 each.

ficient, were sent to jails,

The youthful-looking man was Henry Gibbons, Chinese Mari-

Lady Ho Tung was accorded a He said that migrants should trying to get an appointment for as to whether they could justifi-vote of thanks for the subscriptions have something more than simple which physical fitness and freedom time Customs, RAHF-HOPKINS-On July 21, ably commit themselves to collected by her.

medical tests-they should have from any hereditary susceptibility exhaustive medical testa.

to disease was essential. а More than fair share of The doctor's examination proved entirely satisfactory until he ask-

& Son,

MARRIAGES.

GIBBONS-RICHARDS-On July

1927, at H.B.M. Consulate-Gen- participation eral, Shanghai, Annie Mary Rahf, of Shanghai, to Charles Herbert Hopkins, Lindsay,

Ontario, Canada.

DEATH.

and Mrs. W. L. P. Cock, of 52 North End Grove, North End. Portsmouth, England, late of Chungking.

Hong Kong, Monday, July 25, 1927.

in

drastic any

Exhibitors.

The Hon. English Secretary re-

SAVED BY POLICE RESERVE.

P

the Committee has received a com-into the Harbour in an attempt to

reservation of

"What is the distance from the earth to the sun?"

Not knowing the exact number of miles, he wrote in reply:-

ed

"I am unable to state accurate-

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"Both parents living "No; my father's dead."

"H'm! What did he dle of?" Here the other was atack. Try as he might be could not remember the malady."

"I'm afraid I can't remember what it was," he replied at length.

But it was nothing serious,"

郫

ambling gently about the quiet

The sight of the old four-wheeler

action if none of their own ported that the International Har-migrants had come before him soon nationals ships has been attacked water Co. of Chicago had been after arrival, and he recommended by the pirates. It is, indeed, a informed of the Committee's con- keener supervision. fine point that the Norwegian might carry out its proposals to ditions on which the Company Government has raised, irrespec-exhibit during the Show cinema tive of the sincere sympathy that films of general interest in connec COOK.-May Alexandra Cook,

tion with modern farming methods aged 25 years, daughter of Mr: must be expressed at the calamit- and to employ Chinese demon- Thanks to the prompt action of a ous piracy of the “Solviken.” atrator to lecture on agricultural member of the Hong Kong Police

On the other point raised-Exhibition.

mubjects during the progress of the Reserve, Mr. Fazal Mohomed, the Hfe of a Chinese male was saved that of receiving compensation--| On behalf of the Harvester Co. on Saturday. The Chinese jumped that is obviously not a matter than foton from Messrs. Ander commit suicide but was rescued in that concerns the other seafaring sen, Meyer & Co., Ltd., stating that time by the policeman and taken to suburban road was as good as a

reat cure. Powers, even were they to agree they were putting the whole mat-the Government Civil Hospital.

The grey whiskered ter (including to the principle: It is solely a space) before Mr. P. H. Reimer,

driver sat on his box, lost in medi- tation, while his equally grey old NORWAY AND THE PIRACY. question for the Norwegian Gov-the Company's technical repre-

horse went at his own pace. Mr. Holdfred, residing at 6,

Then suddenly the scene ernment to take up, with the sentative.

The Secretary also reported that Minden Avenue, reports to the changed. Round a corner dashed It could only be expected that Canton authorities, who in turn he had received a verbal inquiry police that some time between 12 a tradesman's light cart, colliding the piracy of the Sdviken" would merely refer it to the Nan- from Mr. E. V. M. R. de Souza for midnight on Saturday and 4 a.m. at right angles with the cab with would cause great indignation in king Government, from which which Mr, Souza hoped to send in person money and jewellery valued head of the horse over the back an allotment of space for exhibits Sunday, somebody stole from his just sufficient force to drive the shipping circles in Norway. As nothing can be expected so long for the Show. Mr. Souza was pro-

at $45.

of the aged animal attached to the the result the Foreign Ofice has as its hands are full with the civil Schedules were available for dis- mised that as soon as the printed

cab.. instructed the Norwegian Consul- war. It is certainly the duty of tribution he would receive a copy General In Shanghai to confer the Southern Nationalists to sup would be given.

in which the desired information with the representatives of other press once and fortall the pirates

Commercial Exhibits. seafaring Powers with a view to of Blas Bay, but the fulfilment of Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin express joint action,

and also to invest that duty cannot be brought any ed himself as greatly in favour of gate the possibility of receiving nearer in the absence of the will commercial exhibits nat for com Whereupon the Chair compensation,

And there has been man appealed to Bir. Fraser to

to

petition..

WAS

A crowd quickly collected, ex- pecting to hear that flow of ́lan- HOT WEATHER DISEASES. gunge for which, cabmen are re- nowned, but they were disappoint- "Disorders of the bowels are extreme-ed. The old chap woke up from ly dangerous, particularly during the his reverie, and said palltoly hot weather of the summer months and in order to protect yourself and Wen your oss as seen all 'e family, against. a. sudden attack, get wants to over my 'oss's back, par- n bottle Chamberlain's Coll and haps 'e'll be good enough to get Diarrhoen Remedy. It can be de- down. But bless yer, there ain't pended upon. For sale everywhere. Ino hurry!"