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Hong Kong, Friday, August 15, 1927.

negotiations. It is, no doubt, be- cause these representatives appre- clated they would have the British community as a whole to contend!^·

OF EARRINGS.

FORCED TO STEAL.

PRAPS-PRAPS NOT!

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all

Little Charlotte accompanied her mother to the home of an

with in the event of any agres- When a 12-year-old Chinese boy

Now that

the great ment being negotiated that they was this morning charged before musicians have gone it is expect- decided upon a course of "closed Mr. R..E. Lindsell with anatching ed that their place in taking the door" confabs. Which makes it a pair of earrings from a Chinese Colony by storm will be taken by all the more gratifying 'that what woman; he told a story which the the next typhoon,. the people themselves think of the Magistrate described as "wonder- agreement has, at least, reached ful." Home ears, though whether the The woman said that she was acquaintance where a dinner considered and decided opinion of walking in Lee Tung Street, dance was being given.

When the dessert course was Wanchal, yesterday afternoon. the folk of Tientsin will receive when she felt a slight tug on her reached the hostess, who was a the attention it deseryes from the ears. She put her hands up and woman, much given to talking. were quite forgot to give little Char- Home Government remains to be found that her earrings

gone. The accused was seen run-lotte anything to eat.

After some time had elapsed ning, so she gave chase. A con- stable who was attracted by the Charlotte could bear it no longer. women's cries eventually caught With the soba rising in her throat, she held up her plate as the youngster.

Inspector Macdonald said that when taken to No. 2 Police Sta-) tion, the boy was searched but

geen..

CORRESPONDENCÉ.

high as she could and said:

"Does anybody want a clean plate?"

the earrings were not found on Darling Little Wife (busy with his person. When he was ques- pencil and paper): Basil, dear, if tioned he spoke with difficulty. you give me two pounds fourteen This led to the police being sus and elevenpence I'll be able to picious, and when the lad's mouth balance my account perfectly. was forced open the earrings were found concealed under his tongue.

Tenhouse Tragedy.

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LIFE-SAVING. C

(To the Editor of the "Chlua Mall"), Sir-I notice from the news- papers that during the past two or three days there have been no less than three cases of attempt-

Sandy McTavish was travel- the ed suicide in Hong Kong harbour

ling by tram. He got on and in each case, the rescuer was

tram and asked for a twopenny a Chinese of the working class,

The lad's story was ingenious ticket. At the end of the section It is a well-known fact that for one so young, but it did not he asked for another ticket. among the uneducated class of succeed in convincing the Magis- The same thing was repeated Chinese generally, there is a trate that he was such a victim for about four sections, and the strong aversion owing to super- of circumstances as he tried to conductor, getting irritable at stitious reasons to make any at- make out. He said that he last asked: tempt to save a drowning person, usually made his living by carry- and I wonder whether the coming banners in Chinese proces- mendable action of the three men atons. Yesterday he met a man referred to will receive any who invited him to a teahouse, recognition.

where he was given a rare treat.

"Why didn't you get an eight- penny ticket?"

Sandy, in great surprise and indignation, promptly replied:

"Och, man, away wi' ye-

China, insists on surrendering the

I was an eye-witness of the Afterwards, on leaving the tea- what if the car brok" doon?"." Concession in spite of the absence case which occurred on the 11 house the man suggested to the

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Sue: You, mummy, when you were little.

Visitor: I understand that of guarantees of good faith from a.m. ferry from Kowloon on accused that he should go and

Wednesday, the 17th, "The Solar steal things for him. He (ac- your son is still at the University. the would-be new rulers, the Bri-Star" The woman had no sooner cused) at first refused, but when What is he going to be, when he tish community demands that jumped overboard, than a seaman the man demanded the refund of takes his degree?

Father (groaning) : An old, old the Government itself give these named Wong Sang, one of the the money which he had spent on

ferry's crew, plunged in after his (accused's). tea and cakes, man assurances that the Chinese will her; no doubt, had it not been for what could he do but fall in with stick, to their purt of the agree the quickness of thought and the heartless man's plans? Money Sue: I can't help it if I'm not ment. The British people living action of this seaman the woman he did not have to return, and he perfect. There's dy been one and working in Tientsin still have must have drowned. In my opin- was afraid that he would be perfect little girl.

Mother: Oh, and who was that? in their minds a vivid picture of ion, this was not a case which assaulted if he persisted in his

could warrant a recommendation refusal. the happenings of carly January for a medal of the Royal Humane Remarking that the lad had last, when their countrymen Society, as the man was a power- told a 'wonderful story, but that and countrywomen-were ejected ful swimmer, a lifebuoy had been it was not convincing enough, Mr. simultaneously thrown out, and Lindsell convicted and ordered from the concession at Hankow by he apparently knew how to go him to undergo 48 hours' deten- Chinese rabble, and they have not about saving a drowning person, tion, and to receive 15 strokes. forgotten the Nanking outrages, but his promptitude, his praise. the truth concerning which both certainly deserving of some re- worthy spirit and courage are

the British and United States Governments do not care to tell. Hence their very natural anti- pathy towards dealings with the Chinese in connection with any- thing resembling what the Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs would term an "agreement."

The story of the Tientsin agree- ment has never been told, not even by the special correspondents who, like Sir Percival Philips, have worked through North China and learned all about it.

cognition or reward.

Yours, etc., (Sd.) F. C. Mow FUNG Hong Kong, August 19.

and

ALLEGED "RED.”

JAPANESE ARRESTED IN MANILA.

FOR JOSS STICKS.

CHINESE CHARGED WITH

·INTIMIDATION.

Condi

Evidence was heard by. Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning of the case in which four Aberdeen Chinese were charg- ed with intimidation.

The witness

IN THE NEWS.

до

ĮTEMS FROM TO-DAY'S 'POLICE REPORTS.

and

Stout Lady (in crowded tram) : hope you have sufficient room,

eir.

Human Sandwich: Madam, I

have no room for complaints.

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"I hear you're engaged to be married, Bert."

"No, that's off. I showed her a childhood picture of myself, seated on my father's knee, and she wanted to know who the ventriloquist was.”

"No, Tommy," said his mother, firmly, "one piece of mince pie is quite enough for your

"It's funny," responded

Little Girl (visiting great-!

seventy-nine? grandmother): Are you remily

Great-granny: Yes, dear: Little Girl: Then I suppose you can remember when everybody went about in fancy dress.

Soap-box Orator (to crowd): All this 'ere millionaires' money is tainted.

Voice from Crowd:. Wot d'you mean by "tainted"?

Mr. D. McCallum defended. The complainant's story was that Tommy, with an injured air, be obtained a boatbuilding job in "You keep on telling me I ought Aberdeen which lasted seven days, to learn to eat properly, and yet On the fifth day one of the accused you won't give me a chance to The "Manila Bulletin"

of came to him and told him that un-practise." Monday reports:-

less he joined the Aberdeen Boat- A writ of habeas corpus builders' Guild he would be "arreste THE TIENTSIN SURRENDER.They have taken it for granted in favour of T. Malacca, alias ed" and prevented from proceeding and he was rather proud of his It was his first visit to Paris, that the public was aware of the T. Malakka, arrested by can with his work. The demand made

on the complainant was the pay French. At dinner, on his first We reproduce to-day from the conditions under which the Bri- stabulary agents on Friday night ment of 24 cents per day to buy joea night at the hotel, he hailed the London "Daily Mail" a despatch tish Concession was to be handed headquarters as a Bolshevik aus- the guild premises.

confined at constabulary sticks and papers for the shrine at waiter. forwarded to that journal by its over to Chinese administration. pect was issued late last night by at Arst refused, but later a man claimed.

"Here, gasson, gasson," he ex-' special correspondent, Sir Percival This, as we have already pointed Judge Anacleto Diaz to Charles who was working with him advised The waiter looked at him with Philips, from Tientsin on July 7. out, is not so, Not one word or E. Nathorst, chief of the con- that he had better pay or the ac- dignity. "Sorry, sir," he said, etabulary, and his assistants, cused would seize their tools. Be in perfect English, "we have only This is to the effect that the Bri-deed as to what took place at the Colonels Lucien R. Sweet, Ramos tween the two of them they paid electric light. tish community of that port were meetings between the representa-and J. C. Quimbo, to show cause subscribed $1 of that money,

the accused $8.70, The witnesa about to register a strong protest tives of Chang Tso-lin, the tupan why Malakka should not be set Kwok, his foki, advanced the other with Sir Mics Lampson, the Bri- of Chihli and other Chinese on one Francisco Varona and Apolinario to the police and the four accused free. The writ was procured by $2.70. Later Information was given tish Minister at Paking, against side and the British delegates G. de los Santos, president of the were arrested. the proposed surrender of the Sir James Jamieson, Mr. P. C. University of Manila through The case will continue this after- Tientsin British Concession while Young and Mr. P. H. B. Kenton Mariano Nable, their attorney. noon.

The petition filed with Judge Diaz the present unstable conditions of the other, has received publicity. declares that neither the gov Government prevail in China, Only a few on the spot and those ernor general nor the chief of the The wisdom and necessity of the who have made intelligent in- constabulary has power to com- community's action cannot be quiries know anything about the itical crime against the Dutch mit Malakka for an alleged pol- gainsaid, though we would re- terms of the document which government there

being mark, in passing, that appears was signed in Gordon Hall, Tien- treaty to this affect between the American and Dutch govern- strange that we have had to wait | tsin, some four or five months ago.

¡ments. for a Home newspaper to acquaint What is known, however-as the

As the result of being knocked The hearing on the petition down by public motor car No. 489 A singularly embarrassing us with the information. With Britta community's attitude will be held 2.80 p.m, to-day be-in Connaught Road West yester misprint occurred in a Home Reuter's deficiencies and the fool-bears out-is that this agreement fore. Judge Diaz. An array of day afternoon, a Chinese suffer- paper not long ago, and the ish policy of silence of the muni- seems to strike at the vitals of our Filipino legal talent is being ed injuries to his head, arms and medical profcasion are said to be cipal and consular authorities of existence, not to mention engaged to represent the pri- body which, necessitated his re- up in arms," "The doctor felt the moval to the Government Civil patient's purse," the sentence ran, Tientsin we are not now, however, prestige, in the concession..

Hospital.

"and declared there was no hope." concerned. The former will con Perhaps, our countrymen in this stitute the subject of a future northern port are taking a too

One of many good stories of While driving motor cycle No clerical life concerns an old reference and the latter has, al- pessimistic view of the proposed

1029 in Queen's Road West at clergyman, who was told by a ready been stressed in these changing over of local govern-

10.30 yesterday morning, Mr. On the arrival of a passenger

J. R. Jenkins of the Hong Kong parishioner that he had not test to the British Minister may, contains sufficient safeguards to and Shekkd, Chinese territory, jured in the arm. She was taken "Well, sir" the parishioner columns. The community's pro-ment. Perhaps the agreement junk plying between Hong Kong Amusement, Ltd., knocked down roken to his wife for four years.

an old Chinese woman who was in- "Very shocking!” said even at this advanced stage of protect their interests and to en- yesterday, the local police receiv affairs (the surrender agreement sure them reasonable continuity the same run had been seized by

to the Government Civil Hospital. replied, rubbing his chin thought- ed a report that another junk on has already been approved in in the earning of their bread and Cantonese soldiers at Shekki and

fully, "you see, I'aven't liked to: Walking with his ricsha up Mor- interrupt 'er."! Peking) stay the hands of those butter and the raising of their taken to an unknown destination. rison Hill Road yesterday, a ric who would lightheartedly put at families. Whether so or not, premanded a ransom of $4,000 for by a large piece of rock which fell The soldiers are said to have desha coolie was struck on the arra the disposal of irresponsible Chin- sent conditions of livelihood there the release of the junk and her from Morrison Hill as the result FRIGHTENING IN THE NIGHT. ese jurisdiction the valuable and have not been improved by this crew model concession of Tientsin. If persistent gesture of silence, and h the Home Government, following it is a pity that the fact was not Sir Austen Chamberlain's de realised by the British representa Two Chinese cases of enteric clared line of action towards tives-one of whom is the British fever were reported yesterday,

our soner.

JUNK SEIZED.

Orator: Well, t'aint yours and t'aint mine.

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parson." "How is that?"

of blasting operations which were A cry in the night, griping pains in **** being carried on at the time. The the vitale, cramps, weakening,; diare “

man's right arm was broken. rhoeas whether child or adult, there The rock was so large and fell is immediate comfort and ease from: with such force that it broke one those Remedy. It pays to keen

pain in Chamberlain's Colic and Diary of the ricsha shafts as well always on hand. For ile everywhere,