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Puzzle.

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"The Den," Castle Road.

Mas R. Judah,

PRAPS PRAPS NOT!

Tammic and Donald were philosophising over the folly of marriage.

"Marriage is like makin' a 'ca'," said Donald. "First ye gae tae a-dore, then ye ring a bell-e an' gle yer name tae a maid."

"Aye," rejoined Tammie sadly, "an' then ye get taken in."

Interesting. Assessed taxes show an increase of over three million dollars, and we now get over a

whereas in 1897 such levies were non-existent.. The opium mono- poly provides us with nearly three million dollars a year, against a paltry $286,000 in the late nineties, and stamp duties

Praps, we have heard the last and tobacco duties bring in over

The "China Mall" has pleasure of these piracles. And-p'raps four and a half million dollars in announcing the result of the not! compared with, a sum total of soventeenth and final Crose-Word $252,217 in 1897. The revenue Puzzle of the new series. This hus

the derived from Kowloon-been won by three competitors with Canton Railway is, of course, all correct results, as follow:- new in the light of what was coming into the Colony's coffers Miss B. Judah, thirty years ago, and an increase of some three million dollars is represented by miscellaneous re- ceipts. Taking the. revenue figures for oplum separately, it is seen that although we are now M. getting nearly ten times as much from this monopoly to-day, than was the case in 1897, there have| been years when the income has considerably surpassed the $2,140,000 odd collected in 1926. The Government took over the opium monopoly from the pri- vate grower on March 1, 1914. and in that year the net revenue follows:- was $2,819,540. The following year it rose one million dollars, and in 1918 reached a peak of 1. HALLUCINATION; 10, LID;

The batsman walked pompous- $8,047,289, owing partly to in-11, ROD; 13, SAVAGERY; · 14, creased sales at increased selling YERK: 15, RUNNEL; 17, TALON; ly to the wicket, surveyed the

19, SPOOL; 20, ATTER; 21, LAP: adjusted his prices. Then there was a drop 22, ISLE 24, NE; 25, 18; 20, crowd loftily, had

hitched cap,

the sight until 1922, when the net income NATANT: 29, TONIC; 32, NEE: screen moved, patted the pitch, from the drug was $5,067,051. 33, PHIAL; 34, 0.5; 35, GOB; 37, his trousers, patted the turf Since that date there has been SNARED; 39, LAVA; 41, RIE; 42,

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A gentleman purchased a Dalmatian dog from a dealer of ready wit but doubtful repute.

a rain- On being caught in storm a day or two later the In accordance with the rules a gentleman was surprised to find sheque will be sent to the winners the spate washing off the dog's. four days hence under registered coat. He forthwith took the dog cover, together with the congra- back to the dealer, who, apologis- | tulations of the “China Mail.”

The correct solutions are as

Acrosa.

ing profusely, remarked: "Quite an oversight, sir; there was an umbrella had to go with that dog."

a decline, and it is evident that STREW; 43, RURAL, 44, ENDS: again, and dug himself in.. sales nowadays do not compare 40, OOST: 47, RITE; 48, ETUI; 49, The bowler sent down a simple in volume to those of past years.53, TO: 54, EAT; 56, 0ATEN: 57, and the batsman returned slowly, RYAL: 60, BESET: 51, STRING: ball, which shattered the stumps, RÅNGE; 60, PEN; 61, ONAGER. to the pavilion.

LEGAL ERROR.

Down,

"Hard luck, sir," came a voice from the crowd. "Just as you

1, HA; 2, LLANO; 3, LIVĖLI- were getting set an' all!" NESS; 4, UDAL; 5, IDEATE; 6,3

ARYTENOID; 7, TO; 8, IDYL; 9, The lawyer "had" a difficult

ships Indian guards are carried. FULL COURT CASE STRUCK NORNAS; 12, ARSON; 18, SNOUT; witness, and finally asked if he

Do their duties commence only

from the moment a steamer sets

out of port? Are they never

OUT.

WRONG SERVICE.

On the ground that the notice

14A, EOLIC; 16, UP: 18, ARENA was acquainted with any of the 20, AL; 25, STENTORIAN; 27, men on the jury. ANOINT; 28, AN; 29, T.H.E.W.T.L.

30, ILLURE; 31, SEALETTER; 33, "more than half of them." PRESAGE; 34, OVATE; 35. GREEZE: 86, BEDUST 38,

"Yes, sir," replied the witness,

RONT: 40 ARISING, 46, SIT: you know more than half of "Are you willing to swear that ́Overland China Mail. called upon to co-operate with the

ship's company -officers and of motion was bad, an appeal by 50, BORN: 52, ROE: 56, AM; 58, them?" demanded the lawyer. crew-and Indian and Chinese Mr. Hin Shing Lo (instructed by AA; 69, G.E.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ) against a de- shore guards to search passen-cision of the Magistrate at the gers and passengers' luggage for Kowloon Court was dismissed at arms and ammunition not the Supreme Court this morning. FOKI'S MISTAKE.

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Hong Kong, Thursday, Sept. 1, 1927.

A DOUBLE BLOW.

after the voyage has been actual- ly commenced but on the wharf 'or gangway?

Apart from the Indian guards! it is likewise quite clear that the

ese

The case concerned the convic- tion of Choi Ho and Sei Chin-shun for possession of forty pigs know. ing same to have been stolen. The two men were fined $150 each.

Mr. H. S: Fitzroy (for the

SELLS VEGETABLE OIL FOR LARD,

"Why, if it comes to that, I'm willing to swear that I know more than all of them put together."

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"Well," remarked a married man after examining his friend's new flat, "I wish I could afford a place like this."

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"Yes," said his friend, "you married men may have better Sanitary Inspector Phillips halves, but we bachelors usually present method of searches is Crown) applied at this morning's yesterday charged the licensee of have better quarters." quite inadequate. Here lies the Full Court (Mr. Justice Wood and Nathan Road, before Mr. W. the Kowloon Store, No. 78, greatest weakness of anti-piracy Mr. Justice Jacks) for the notice Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- reciting at a mothers meeting, The little girl had just been of motion to be struck out. precautions. It has been con-

Mr. Justice Wood drew Mr. tracy with selling half a pound of "How clever your little girl is,” tended that the most thorough Hin Shing. Lo's attention to the adulterated lard.

said a lady present to the mother. search of the hundreds of Chin-wording of the Magistracy Ordin- dunt said that by a mistake on the woman, "folks do say that In pleading "guilty" the defen- "Yea, mum," proudly answered passengers would unduly ance and asked whether the notice

of appeal was sent to the com- the part of a foki, Inspector she's good at recitin'. But, as delay steamers and retard trade. plainant within fourteen days of Phillips was supplied with vege- my husband says, all she wants It is also pointed out that, whilst the delivery of the stated case. table oil instead of lard.

to finish her off is a bit of a perfect scheme of searching

Counsel replied that notice of The report of the Government electrocution." may obtain at one port, compara-period.

appeal had been sent within that Analyst showed that the sub- stance supplied to Inspector Two more piracies have been tive-laxity may prevail at other

An enterprising young assist- Complainant (Chau Wing-tat), Phillips contained 40 per cent. ant in

a. shop was trying to committed, the steamers in each ports. And such laxity will soon who was present in Court was foreign matter.

persuade a farmer to buy a case being taken to Bias Bay. To become known to the pirates and he had received any such papers of Health, on being shown the town for the day, and had deter- asked by His Lordship whether Dr. G. W. Pope, Medical Officer bicycle. The farmer was in the volumes of comment on this their accomplices on shore. But in connection with the case and analyst's report told the Magis- mined to see everything. kind of outrage on the high seas if, on account of tides and other replied that he had not.

trate that according to the figures "I'd rather spend my money on it almost appears that not one considerations, it may seem to served on the complainant's soli- might be pure vegetable off. The

Counsel stated that it was it was possible that the substance a cow," he said proudly. word can be usefully added. Bias the shipping companies Imprac- citors,

"But think," said the assistant, witness pointed out that if the "what a fool you'd look riding Bay is there. The pirates are ticable to delay longer than at

Wrong Service.

shop foki had made a mistake it about on a cow." there. And the ships are there. present in a particular port, why His Lordship asked for the make sure that the error did not look trying to milk

was the duty of the defendent to "Not half such a fool as I'd What good has come of all the cannot the hour of embarkation production of the notice and drew occur.

a bicycle," talk of more vigorous searches of of passengers be altered so as to addressed to the Crown.

answered the farmer, attention to the fact that it was The Magistrate convicted, and intending passengers at the ports make it imperative for every was it made out in the name of it appeared that the foki supplied managed to miss the last train, Why in imposing a fine of $60 said that Somshow the traveller had of embarkation? What benefit Chinese passenger to embark the Crown and not in the name of the substance complained of to and was forced to put up at the has accrued from the naval rald two or three

the complainant, His Lordship anyone who asked for lard. hours before asked.

local hotel in a Scottish village. on Bias Bay in March? What the advertised time of sail-

Counsel explained how the mis-

When he awoke in the morning has resulted from the reporteding? Thus, if a steamer must take had arisen, owing to the

and peered round his bed-room door for his shoes he was 35- agreement among the seafaring leave at 3 p.m., advertise her fact that the Police had original. Powers to take united action as sailing for noon. That would Mr. F. C. Hall, had also taken ly conducted the case and then

tonished to see that, whereas his shoes were black, there was now the sequel to the piracy of the give ample time for a thorough part. It was purely a mistake and Mr. Alexander Ramsay, formerly one black and one brown shoe Norwegian steamer "Solviken" search of passengers and their he asked for leave to amend the of the Hong Kong "Daily Press resting on the mat. He rang for

and latterly writ..

of Peking and the servant. When she appear-" toward the end of July?

luggage on the wharf or gang-

Mukden, left for Home this after-ed, he called her attention to the His Lordship indicated that he noon by the s.8. "Gotha." Before error. It is so easy and simple to way.

did not think the Court had power he salled he expressed gratifica- condemn the piracies so easy

to grant such an application. tion in meeting so many old friends in bewilderment ""Weel, if that to write of the continued inaction

A Few Figures.

Counsel remarked that if the In the Colony. of the Kwangtung authorities.

case was struck out there would One of the handiest amongst be an obvious miscarriage of More difficult is it to suggest the many handy documents justice. concrete measures to eliminate which were tabled at this after- After Mr. Fitzroy had stated both Bias Bay and the pirates.

noon's meeting of the Hong had no power to amend the notice cases instancing that the. Court

Sandy Macpherson Is a very Columns-nay pages have been Kong Legislative Council was a of motion, His Lordship gave shows the official weather day he saw a man struggling to kind-hearted fellow. The other. alled to overflowing. And we are set of financial and other stat-judgment as follows: no nearer a solution. But for-istics showing the development

forecast until noon to-morrow, get a large packing-case through "My Brother and I are agreed The Japanese depression has shop door. The case was on eign shipping and foreign trade of the Colony during the thirty as to the proper course to be passed into the Pacific Pressure the big side, and was rather wide cannot "sit down under it,” Ob-|

followed on this motion. This is highest over the Philippines and for the door. However, Sandy years from 1897 to 1926. Col-appeal is by two persons convict lowest over N. Chinn. viously there are weaknesses

and the man did their utmost lectively and in regard to ita ed before the Police Magistrate

for a full half-hour. They sweat- inthe in the pres

present method of

various individual heads, the in certain proceedings. It is pro

ed and puffed, and hauled and countering piracy, it is the

pushed at the box, but it was all paper provides much food for vided in the Magistracy Ordin easiest thing possible for pirates thought. Revenue, for instance, in fourteen days after the delivery That notice of motion, however,

ance that an appellant shall with- citors within the time specified.n vain

Finally Sandy said, "I'm

•

MR. ALEX. RAMSAY,

"FAIR TO SHOWERY."

"South winds, moderate, fair to

The servant scratched her head

disna beat a' she exclaimed "That's the second time this morning that mistake's happen- ed!"

to board steamers as passengers. we eee, has increased roughly of the stated case to him transmit was wrong in form in that it was afraid, it's nae use. We canna If they and their luggage are ten-fold during the thirty years, the case to the Registrar first addressed to the Crown who were get it in. searched it must be a search in and so has expenditure. When, giving notice in writing of the ap named as respondents. The soll Inl ye fool!" yelled the man;

in 1897, the Colony's resources peal and sending with it a copy of citors on whom it was served I'm tryin' to get it out!" the majority of cases of a very were put at just over two and a the case to the other party (the were therefore entitled to dis perfunctory nature. It should half million dollars, this year respondents), regard it. The Crown have been not be possible for a score or we have an estimated total of "In this matter, the appellants Improperly brought before the CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM

by Gen. $21,007,97; and as to expend have not complied with that sec Court on this motion and in the so of pirates to smuggle arms iture, a similar rise is recorded, tion. They did not within the absence of proper preliminary pro-Rub Chamberlain's Pain Balm on the and ammunition on board. It the two and a half million dol period named send a copy of the ceedings this Court has no juris up the circulation which carries away painful spots. It is penetrating, starts should not be possible for one lars of thirty years ago growing stated case either to the respon- diction to consider the merits of the

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to $22,814,702 for the last bud- dant or to his solicitors and pirate to put a foot on the gangway until his bona fides. this case hisa mala-fide

gotted year. A brief comparison tice of

between the sources revenue bahal over the period under reviews server

appellants

the appeal as raise

The motion-will be dismissed bllants!will pay thô

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