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THE ORIENTAL STROLLING

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A really First Class Company specially engaged for the opening of the largest and most up-to-date theatre in the East,

for European entertainment.

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(Percival Street)

Opening night, September 13th, 1927.

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Admission $3 $281

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The China Mail

(Every evening except Sunday. Annual subscription, excluding postage abroad, H.K. $36, payable in advance, Local delivery free.)

Overland China Mail.

(The weekly edition of the "China Mail." Annual subscription, H.K. $13 including postage $is, payable in advance.)

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No. 5,WYNDHAM ST.,HONGKONG Telephones Central 22 & 4641.) | Cable Address: Mall, Hongkong,

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London Offices:-The Far Eastern Advertising Agency (London), Ltd., 36-38, Southampton Street, Strand, W.C.2.

Hong Kong, Monday, Sept. 5, 1927.

WORK OF THE POLICE.

interfered with by outbreaks of serious crime, including armed robberies on a big scale, mur

CORRESPONDENCE.

"PROHIBITED AREAS.”

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1927.

FRANCE & SOVIET.

Govt, Protest Against | P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!,

Comrade Rakowski,

AMBASSADOR DISAVOWED?

French Anger Over Third International Manifesto.

The Peak is divided between rabies risks and babies' risks!

(To the Editor of the “China Mail.”]

Sir, My attention has been drawn to the fact that the Gov- ernment is preparing to pass an Ordinance giving them powers to proclaim certain areas. "Pro- hibited Areas." It is alleged that this is being done to protect the trees etc. in these areas from:

in this firm?" asked the caller. the depredations of Chinese wood.

"I don't know who's the re- gatherers.

me that the best plying to an energetic protest on sponsible man, sir," said the office our trees behalf of the French Government girl, "but I always get the by an in-against Comdr. Rakowski, the blame."

The

Paris, Saturday. papers announce that re-

"Who is the responsible man

It seems to method of protecting from distruction is crease if necessary to the num-Soviet's Ambassador in Paris, bers and efficiency of our Forest having signed a manifesto of Guards rather than the whole the Third International urging sale prevention of the public the Soviets to revert to a policy well as usual, called on his family from enjoying the innocent plea of world revolution, M. Chicherin sure of freely traversing what is has disavowed the Ambassador after all their own property-Havas especially in such a comparative ly restricted area as this Colony where one already feels a sense of confinement.

THE LEAGUE.

POLAND'S PACT OF NON- AGGRESSION.

1

A Scotsman, not feeling 80 doctor, who looked him over and gave him some pills to be taken

also prescribed for his stomach's

at bedtime. Whisky was

sake, a small glass after each meal,

Four days later Sandy again called on the doctor, stating he was feeling no better.

"Have you taken the medicine the exactly as I instructed?" doctor inquired.

Further a critical examination of the present proposal to make the area in the vicinity of Shek-O and Big Wave Bay a prohibited. area and that perfectly innocent picnic parties will be persecuted makes one suspicious as to the ulterior aims of those pushing of the Polish representatives at behint wi' the pills, but I'm six

Geneva of the rumour that weeks ahead wi' tha whusky." this Ordinance.

Paris, Yesterday. Despite the recent denial of one

"Weel, doctor," replied the patient, "I may be a wee bit

A meek-looking man was leav-

In the first place such tree Poland will propose a general pact cutting as does take place which of Non-Aggression to the League is after all by no means exten-meeting at Geneva, "Pertinax" sive is in the thick plantations declares that the project has al-ing a 'bus, and in doing so step- near certain large villages such ready been communicated to the ped on the toes of a big, red- and British and French Governments. faced passenger. He immediate- as Aberdeen, Laichikok

Poland will suggest the drawing ly apologised. Chin Wan. Secondly the closing

of the district near Shek-0 and up of a declaration outlawing war. "Do you think my feet were Big Wave Bay would prevent Signature to the declaration will made for an idiot to walk on?" anyone not a member of the be voluntary, but any Power sign- yelled the irate passenger; but Country Club having access to ing will be bound to keep the the meek-looking man calmly re- bathing beaches of Big Wave and peace with the co-signatories. plied, "Obviously." Island Bay thus making private Special guarantees are not men- bathing beaches of the only two The French Cabinet examined decent bathing beaches left in the proposal on Friday and M. Briand discussed it yesterday

Yours, etc.,.

"FAIRPLAY." Hong Kong, September 3.

THE FORUM CLUB. ··

tioned.

OBREGON AGAIN.

TO STAND FOR MEXICAN PRESIDENCY.

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James "?"

Mistress: "What's the matter,

"Well, and isn't that plain enough?

"Scarcely, ma'am; I don't know whether to send his paints and brushes, or, a couple of corkscrews."

the Island.

Butler: "Why, ma'am, here's a ders, piracies, and so forth.

It is already scandalous that with Dr. Stresemann, who did not note from the master telling me Notwithstanding the continued the Government of Hong Kong condemn the idea. Therefore, it he has gone away for the week- call for economy in the admin- should have built at enormous is considered probable that Mend, and wants me to send his istration of the Colony, no one public expense a road for a small Briand will adopt the proposal drawing materials along."

group of privileged individuals and submit it in his own name.--- will cavit at the provision in the and I hope you and others will by Reuter. Estimates for 1928 for one more freely ventilating the matter European Sergeant, who will prevent the general public from

being further victimised. take the place of one European Lance-Sergeant. Provision, how- ever, is made for seven addi- tional Lance-Sergeants, `so that

Sadie had quarrelled with her. fiancé and given him back his -the Estimates show one addition-

ring. The next morning & meg- al Sergeant and six additional

Mexico City, Saturday. [To the Editor of the "China Mall")

senger came with a note which Lance-Sergeants. We are told

The Mexican labour party at a read: "Dearest, You have Sir, I have received from the that this increase has been very Chairman of

convention unanimously endorsed broken my heart; I have taken the "Overseas, carefully

considered by the Dominions, Crown Colonies, Fro-x-President Obregon's candidature poison, and by the time you get for the presidency-Reuter's this I shall be dead. You have. American Service. Government, and has only been tectorates and Mandated Terri- tories Section" of the Forum allowed' because the Government Club, the enclosed particulars of is satisfied that it is necessary. their new Section. One of the seven is required for I am asked to request the

Press of the Colony to insert) the finger print and photography these notices and I shall be much department, for which at present obliged if you would kindly do so. only one officer can be spared; Mrs. W. T. Southorn, 8, The Peak, has kindly consented to the work is very much on the forward any application for increase, and extra assistance is membership from the ladies of urgently required. One is needed Hong Kong. for duty, in the Pass Office to assist in keeping track of and round up undesirable aliens. Of the remaining five, two are required for street duty in the Mongkok District, and three for

Yours, etc.,

PENELOPE CLEMENTI. Hong Kong, August, 1927,

THE FORUM CLUB,

PRESIDENT: H.H. PRINCESS MARIE LOUISE.

I get sick of the people who are always saying that the country is going to the dogs.-The Bishop of Barrow.

killed me with your faithless- ness. Your ever loving George." "What are you waiting for?" said Sadie to the messenger.

"The bloke what sent it told

me to wait for an answer," was the reply.

Life is a long race, and those: As he pushed his ladders down who are quick off the mark may be the street a sharp-eyed window- caught up or even passed in middle cleaner noticed the windows of a or later life. Sir Maurice Craig.

months for those on leave every two years. (b) When in Great Britain be- yond the period mentioned in (a):

certain house were very dirty.. "Would you like the windows cleaned sir?" he asked a gen- (tleman who was industriously,

mowing the lawn.

The other peered angrily over the tops of his spectacles.

"No," he snapped. "They do Town Subscription ..£5 59. not require cleaning." Country Subscription £3 3s. The window-cleaner sighed re- Applications for informa- gretfully, and asked softly:- tion and the

"May I give your spectacles a

necessary

forms of membership should wipe over, sir?"" be addressed to the Secre-

tary of the Forum Club.

A little girl was put in an Position of the Club House. upper berth of a Pullman sleep-

on

Owing to the mass of annual reports, Estimates, and Budget speeches released to the Press on one day last week it is to be feared that many features of the administration of the Colony may pass unnoticed. It would be regrettable, however, were the Kowloon City District, which this to apply to the Police De- embraces Kowloon Tong. Both The Overseas, Dominions, partment, whose duties in a these districts are expanding Crown Colonies, Protectorate and Colony so adjacent to the hot rapidly, and it is necessary that Mandated Territories Section. beds of crime and the haunts of they should be properly policed. Princess Marie Louise, President 1. On the suggestion of H.H. criminals in Chinese territory The adequate protection of the of the Forum Club, a new are probably unique in a British community is an extremely vital Section has been formed in the

5. The Club is situated ating car for the first time. Sha called "The Overseas, Hyde Park Corner, Club, Colony in the Far East. Time matter, and no additional ex-

the kept crying till her mother told Dominions, Crown Colonies, Pro- and again succeeding Governors pense will be grudged toward tectorates and Mandated Terri omnibus routes to and from Vic-her not to be afraid, because God have pald unqualified tributes to bringing the personnel of the tories Section."

toria and to practically every would watch over her.

"Mother, you there?" she the efficiency of the Police here force up not merely to the

The object of this Section is part of London. Hyde Park

Underground Station is within cried.

"Yes." the mutual benefit of British fully deserved in view of the ment strength but to the total resident overseas, by providing overwhelming odds with which actually necessary on every day! them with a central meeting (a) Single rooms, 6/6, 8/-, 10/- they are often faced in the pur- of the year. Anything else can

place when they are in England.

The Section owes its existence suit of their work of preventing only menace the efficiency of the to the well-known interest of crime and securing the conviction force as a whole, which would be H.H. Princess Marie Louise in of.criminals:

disquieting in the extreme. The women whose lot is cast in dis- Colony has a force second to none return to the home country, need tant lands, and who, when they in the Orient, That reputation a meeting place where they can must be maintained.

find their friends. Lady Moore Guggleberg, C.B.E., has kindly consented to act as Chairman, and Lady Wilson, wife of the

tributes that are undoubtedly fictitious total of the establish- women, who are on service and two minutes' walk.

Although the nominal strength of the force has increased from 1,215 in 1916 to 1,994 in 1926 this has been warranted by the great increase in the population. But there is at all times a differ-

Mr. Clay Menefee Hudson, of Permanent Under-Secretary of ence between establishment Manila, a motor alcohol manufac- State for the Dominions and turer, is authorised to file specifi- Colonies, as the Vice-Chairman. strength and actual strength. cations of an invention for com- Conditions of Membership Thus, there were 246 Europeans fuel for internal combustion on posite motor fuel, and for liquid on the establishment strength in gines. 1926, but on December 10 those actually on duty numbered only.

the Executive Committee, and on 2. Subject to the approval of

production of the necessary bo- clal references, membership of the Section shall be open to Bri- and resident abroad. tish women who are on service Entrance Fee for This Section.

218, sickness and absenteelem Sydney University is being mark The 26th anniversary of the owing to leave accounting for 80ed by an appeal to the citizens and vacancies for three. It is more for financial assistance, primarily than probable that there is the and meet pressing needs, and also is waived for one year, until May to enable it to wipe out its deficit 8. The entrance fee of £6 58. same difference to-day between to maintain present activities or 31, 1928. kol the establishment strength and levek There was a distinguished 4. The annual subscription for

to restore them to their former Annual Subscription. the actual strength. This can gathering at the Town Hall in this Section shall be da mean only one thing that the cluding the Governor (Sir Dud- followsPhCH

ledy, De Chair) and the Chancellor (a) While resident abroad $2 28, opean force actually here is of the University (Sir William being overworked, particularly Cullen) A committee was a three months In England This subscription allows painted to further the appeal, of when ordinary routine work is which the objective is £250,000

during the

(b)

(c)

Bedrooms,

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and 12/- per night; double rooms, 14/-, 15/-, 16/, and 18/- per night; cubicles, 6/6 per night.

Reduced rates during the month of August,

Boxroom.

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Members shall be at liberty to store not more than two trunks, portmanteaux packages for a period not exceeding one month, with- out payment.

Locked Cupboards. The locked cupboards are narrow hanging cupboards with a shelf. These may be hired by Members for £1 19. year; lockers, 10/6. The member is provided with numbered key..

Meals,

(d)

Plain breakfast Full breakfast"

·1/6. 2/6

House Juncheon”. B/- Abridged lunch ... 2/3 Afternion teas

1/4 House dinner⠀ Abridged dinner 2/4 Coffee 8d. and 4d

Buffet for light luncheons in a separate room, a la Carte

"Father, you there?" "Yes,"

A fellow-passenger lost all patience at this point and shout- ed: "We're all here. Your father and mother and brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles and cousins. All here; now go to sleep."

There was a pause; then, very softly:-

"Mamma "

"Well ?"

"Was that God?"

The tragedian had just signed s contract to tour South Africa.

He told a friend of it at the club. The friend shook his head dismally.

"The petrich,” he explained in pitying tone, "lays an egg weighing anywhere from two to four pounds."

A young solicitor who had been retained by a farmer in a claim against a railway company in respect of the killing of twenty- four pigs, was pleading his first Case. He was bent upon magnify Ing the injury, and was anxious to impress the jury.PUS

Think of it, gentlemen," he exclaimed, twenty-four hoga! Exactly twice the number there

in the jury-box.”