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LIFE AND LOVE IN AFRICAN

OUTPOST.

THE QLD "CHARLIE."

Light is thrown on the seizure Two excellent flims are now

S NOT!

PRAPS-PRAPS N

Peak Young Lady: "I'm going

to sell kisses at the Fun (o' the Fair. Do you think five dollars

in Hong Kong of illicit copper showing at the Queen's Theatre, will be too much to charge?"

Her Friend: "Ob, dear, not coins of China, a report coming one an adaptation of Cynthia down from Canton that the Stockley's well-known novel of People always expect to be cheated Kwangst provincial government ilfe in the African outlands, "The at bazaars."

The

is interesting itself in procuring Claw," and the other Charlie quantities of this currency to re- Chaplin's "A Dog's Life."

Manager: Vot? You come Into lieve the stringency up there. former supports the contention zees famous restaurant, drink so A despatch has been sent to that a good novel can almost al- glass of water an' xen walk calmy Canton asking permission for a ways make a good photoplay, pro- out? Kwangsi delegation to proceed vided it is adequately and intel- Scot: Hotts, mon!

ligently handled. The author's pect me to stagger oot?

thither to buy.

Did ye ex-

stirring up the gravy with a lver. spoon.

"Oh, but the spoon was dirty, anyway!"

"What the devil are you doing all this time, chauffeur?"

"I'm counting the nails, sir. If there is one too many we have got

a puncture."

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"Heads we have a drink, talis

A Canton silver twenty cent clever handiwork is thrown on the plece fetches about 82 or 34 cop-screen step by step, and it is a

"I told you not to use the silver pers in the two Kwang provinces, treat to follow the story with the for cooking. And now I find you In Shanghai, Tientsin and other eye. A view of the picture will ports of North China, one always explain to anyone who has not gets 44 coppers. The inducement yet discovered the fact why to bring debased coinage down cinema producers eagerly bargain south is obvious. There being a for the work of accepted authors demand in the two Kwangs, it is in preference to scenarios turned only natural that the rate should out on the lot. be higher.

"The Claw" teils of an English Kwangsi's proposed buying de- girl, a part capably played by legation will comprise representa-Claire Windsor, who becomes in tives of the provincial treasury, fatuated with a major who repre the commercial bureau, the bank-sdets a big company at an outpost in South Africa. Arthur Edmund ers and the merchants.

Carew fills the role. The girl, we don't, we said. And there it is Ironsides' Power.

however, is engaged to another-tails. What'll we do, Georgle?

"Don't be ally-toss the coin Every day sees the Ironsides man who is sent to the outpost to

again."> (the Cantonese troops returned] "make good" as the saying goes. from the Yangtaze campaign) in-Norman Kerry takes this part of

"These flimsy garments are ter- creasing their strength in Canton the potential rotter who, even-

Every time you but no friction is apparent, on the tually, turns out a fine fellow, rible, Madam. surface, with the Canton adminis-There are in the meantime, how open the door one of them blows tration under General Li Chai-ever, a number of exciting pags. away."

ages, such as fights with natives, Part of the 25th division (of and some cynical portrayals of the Ironsides) has been ordered to "society" in a small Colonial com- Sheklung, the thriving townmunity, with its inherent snob- where the Kowloon-Canton Rail- bishness, cattiness and, withal, way (Chinese section) crosses the comicalities. East River. Other units of the

A Query. like Great Britain if we had at 4th Army are to garrison the pro

The other film, "A Dog's Life," boy, who is very slow). heart the promotion of the cause vinctul frontier between Kwang shows us Charlie Chaplin as he then, my lad, it's taking you a long-

Field and tung and Kwangsi. of established peace. But, in our mountain batteries of artillery was when he really had to work/time to black those boots, isn't it?"

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Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 30, 1927.

THE CECIL RESIGNATION..

court.

sum.

:

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"When was he hurt?" "Well, the bull tossed him up yes. just come terday, but he's only down."

Manager of hotel (to new boot- "Now

Boatboy: "Yes, sir, some of them

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opinion, the magnitude of the have arrived at Canton. Recruit for his living. Here we have the risks put them absolutely out of ing officers have orders to enlist slapstick stuff that made him were brown when I started!"."

They were newly wedded-not in men in the outlying districts famous, the "dope" he was proud where transport and "army ser- to give us with such artistry be However, so far as we are con- vice"

detachments are making fore he got an idea that he would the best of circumstances. Said like to play the role of "Hamlet."he: "If things don't go better with cerned, the Proctocol proposals, preliminary surveys.

Everyone in the theatre last us, darling, I suppose your father as set forth in 1924, are dead.

evening enjoyed the picture, judg-won't see us starve?"

"No, poor dear," replied the ing from the rolls of laughter. What is of greater import is the

Charlie with his over-small bow. young wife, "hla eyesight gets acknowledged fact that we have

ler,, comical moustache, queer worse every day.” ⠀ shown our readiness to go to con-

shuffling walk and expressive eye- siderable lengths. Our actions ITEMS FROM TO-DAY'S POLICE brows went to the hearts of all A Society lady felt unwell at a

Mosul

IN THE NEWS.

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REPORTS.

The same may be said for the un-reception, so instructed her chauf- have proved that. Always loyal

named mongrel which, in the feur to drive to her doctor's' place to the undertakings given at the

The police have received a report story, he adopts, and the unnamed in Harley-street. The doctor saw Washington Conference at

of the theft of a lady's handbag weet girl he marries after find her at once, diagnosed her caso Geneva the Government, through containing articles worth $26 from ing her singing in a low-class rapidly, and gave prompt advice. "You have caught a chill," he said, some dancing hall. its spokesmen, signified its will the Central British School

Charlie we know. He has been "drive straight home, get dressed,. ingness to go much farther in the time between 10 and 11 pm. on before us ever since this film and and go to bed!"

Wednesday. The bag was left by agreed limitation of naval arma-Miss M. White on a chair while she many similar ones were mude, so

A man went to a newspaper office much so that to-day his private ments. It accepted the arbitra- was dancing and it was gone when affairs are considered of world and complained that his death had tion of the League in she returned.

importance and his domestic de been announced erroneously.

"Well," said the editor, "we never- the matter of the

tails are telegraphed to the ends boundary. It entered into the As the result of attempting to of the earth. But what of that contradict anything we have pub- jump off a train at Fanling, a dog? And the sweet girl, who lahed, but I'll tell you what I'll do. sufficiently grave commitments 15-year-old. Chinese youth fell and played

opposite him? The I'll put you in the births column involved in the Locarno Treaty received a nasty scalp wound which mongrel, in its way, showed itself to-morrow and give you It has reduced the aggregate ex-had to be stitched at the "Govern as clever as has Rin Tin-Tin, and start."

"John," observed his wife in a chance of developing into a star. Have the pair, like Charlie, arriv rather ominous voice, "I found ed anywhere, or has the mongrel some very queer-looking tickets in retired to the back alleys and your desk this morning." dust-bins of the curbatones, and "Did you, dear?" replied John, the girl sought to merge the grief meekly. "Yes.

We have had to await the ar-penditure upon armaments year ment Civil Hospital. His condition the girl, it seemed, stood a good

is not considered serious.

rival of the Home newspapers to by year, and the country is now ascertain the full story of Vis-disarmed to the limits of national count Cecil's resignation from the safety. Any farther we cannot Cabinet.

That it was concerned go. These things, in themselves, with British policy in regard to count for much, and indicate, as

born of blighted film-fame in the

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a fresh

Опе of them said:

the Naval Disarmament Confer- | Mr. Baldwin pointed out in his re- the Government Civil Hospital. Aenergetic rearing of a large fami- 'Ptolemy 100 to 7. What does that

ly in a New York suburb?

I wonder.

-H. C.

GUEST AS HOST.

GOVERNOR OF MACAO ENTERTAINS.

A LUNCHEON PARTY.

mean?"

Oh, my archæological studies, my dear," responded John, "relic of a lost race."

Five-year-old Jon was at dinner at a neighbour's one day when she was surprised to see the whole family, before eating, saying grace. |*. At last she asked, "What are you

doing?":

"We are thanking the Lord for giving us this bread," said ber His Excellency the Governor of hostess. "Don't you give thanks Macao will be leaving Hong Kong at home?” for Macao on Saturday morning, "Oh, no," answered Joan, leaving Government House for pay for our bread.". Queen's Pier at 9 a.m. and embark-

As the result of an accident while unloading gunney bags at Prasa East yesterday, a cargo coolie re ceived injuries to his shoulder which necessitated his removal to

ence at Geneva and not because of ply to Lord Cecil, that "progress aling of bage broke and the load any personal disagreement with

can be made on the lines we are fell on the man. fellow-members of the Cabinet we pursuing." Lord Cecil's differ- knew; but exactly where the noble ence with his colleagues has not, While on a visit to his father who lord's views differed from those it would seem, been a difference down in Des Vaux Road West, a is the keeper of the Wing On' go- of his colleagues, we knew not. upon the broad policy of Dis- Chinese boy climbed up some scaf Now it appears that he was vast armament," but a difference as to folding erected outside the godown. ly out of sympathy with the in the means by which that policy He missed his footing and fell a short distance to the ground, re- structions he received prior to set may best be advanced, He hae, ceiving a scalp wound which which ting out for Geneva; that, indeed, apparently, taken inevitable dis-had to be attended to at the Gov- his colleagues' and his own ideas appointments much to heart, as is ernment Civil Hospital. on the question of Disarmament indicated by Mr. Baldwin's re- (apart from any definitely out minder that "it is the task of A 5-year-old Chinese girl was lined British policy) were poles statesmen to learn from failure yesterday removed to the Govern apart in particular regard to a no less than from success.”” His

ment Civil Hospital' suffering from single aspect of their record-resignation is universally deply Ing knocked down by a hand truck which was, however, In no wayed; but whilst Britain will have in Des Voeux Road West. A wheel related to the country's domestic very great difficulty in filling his of the truck ran over the child's affairs. As has been pointed out place she must go ahead unswerv- elsewhere, the full extent of the ingly with her declared policy in A Chinese woman yesterday lo

sent were Major-General C. C. Nervous Person: "And what Luard, C.B., C.M.G, the Hon. Mr. would happen, captain, if the chip: difference of opinion between the matter of naval disarmament; jewellery worth $50 as the result or W. T. Southorn and Mrs. Southorn, struck an Iceberg 1 Lord Cecil and the Government as must not, in other words, commit the activities of a confidence triak- His Honour, Mr. Justice J. R. Wood Captain: "My dear young lady to what may prudently be under herself to further reductions to ster whom she met in Queen's Road and Mr. Wood, the Hon. Sir Shou the Iceberg would pass along as if taken in furtherance of an ideal is satisfy the widely accepted and West. The man told the usual son and Lady Chow, the Hon, Dr. nothing had happened.

Person: "How perfectly top- story about finding a roll of bank- and Mrs. Kotewall Commander de revealed in his deploring "the un generally sound ideas of one man notes, and persuaded the woman, a Inso, Capt. Whyte, Capt. Forater, ping- conditional rejection of the Proc-at the probable expense of the waitress in a West Point Teahouse, Capt. Johnstone, Capt. Dowbiggin, toco!" elaborated at Geneva in nation's safety. 1924. The staggering nature

crushed foot as the result of being later on the "Patria Slightly Muddled LadyAECENA

right foot.

Senhor and Madame Barbosa yes-sald to Arriet at the time, never terday entertained, His Excellency mind abaht the truth, Arriet, tell Sir Cecil Clementi and Lady Clemen-th magistrate what actually "ap-

ti at a luncheon party at Repulse pened Bay Hotel when among others pre-

Dinner to change the money for him. She Mr. and Mrs. Servero and Mlle. Husband: What!. parted with her jewellery as secur-Servero, Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. C. da ready again? I'm going to a res, ity for the money. When the par- Roza, Mr. H. Rodgers, and Mr. taurant!" the risks and the overwhelming RUM RUNNER FREED.cel was opened at the money chang-Liang Shi-yl.

Just walte five

burden of unshared responsibility

to which Great Britain would have been subjected by the accept- ance of that scheme have been on countless occasions emphasised; and the proposition, rightly ne cording, to most people, was drop ped. ke, of course taken at tim and

gued

has-

Wife:

ers, it was found to contain waste Yesterday afternoon, Senhor and minutes, sweetheart." paper. She returned to the place Madame Babosa had tea at Moun Husk where the man had promised to walt tain Lodge and in the evening they ready then? for her, but he had suddenly re were entertained, at Stanley Lodge, membered a pressing engagement! Stanley Bay, by Mr. Ho Kwong

SEQUEL TO SEIZURE BY FINNISH WARSHIP

Helsingfors, Yesterday The seizure of an Austrian rum running vessel, the

When Revenue Officers yest warship ou ers has had an extra searched the luggage of three

esa coming off the Hol On

found cond

Dankot

wil it; definitely,

Wife: "No, I'll come with you

CHILDREN: LIKE CASITAIN'S PAR

For sprains The strains

cords