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in order thereabouts. That wire- less message to the authorities here was a happy thought, though no doubt the master of the "Hop Song" merely regarded it as part of hia duty. In any case, it was undoubt! edly the right step to take, for if the strange ship had happened to be a pirated vessel, with the raid-

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1927.

"TRAFFIC TIME.”

MEDLEY OF CASES HEARD

THIS MORNING..

MANY FINES.

J

PRAPS P'RAPS NOT!

The Shanghai bowlers were put

Mr. Hill, of the Hong Kong. Elec-in wet dock at Kowloon.

"Thore ahirts, Brown?" "One" on, one at the wash, and

"Two pairs of boots?"

"One on, and one in the box, sir." "Two pairs of socks, Brown?" "One on, and one in the box, sir." "Well, where's the box, Brown?!? "Lost the box, sir"

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era aboard; further Investigation by tric Company, was this morning the coaster might have resulted in charged before Major C. Willson at It was kit-Inspection, morning, murderous activity on the part of the Central Magistracy with dan and the soldiers had their things the pirates which the "Hop Sang" gerous driving of motor cycle No. laid out on their beds. The Colonel owing to its limited armament and 240 in Whitfield at 10.80 pm, on walked into the room, and said to European personnel, would not have September 27 laat,

Private Brown:-- been in a position to avert, The The defendant pleaded "gulity," | incident emphasises two important and replying to the Magistrate Ser points. It shows that the "Hop geant Tuckett said that the defen- one in the box, sir." Sang" was "on the job" and it also dant went through Whitfield at a shows that the British Navy was speed of between 20 and 26 miles "on the job," and the whole hap- per hour. Although the road was pening is a happy augury for the not much used at the time, the wit- new anti-piracy regulations whichness considered that the defen the Hong Kong Government are dant's speed was dangerous.

The Magistrate imposed a fine of about to put into force. Incidental- ly, it brings home the urgent $19.

A couple apparently from Man- necessity for all ships on the The Chinese drivers of motor cheater, staying at a Bournemouth coastal run being equipped with cars No. 199, 891 and 438 were fin- hotel, were visited one evening by wireless for, in this instance, if ed $6 each for causing an obstruc- three friends. As a result of the the "Hop Sang's" suspicions had tion at the Wongneicheng Road en-usual hospitable question, an order proven correct, immediate Naval ac- trance to the Happy Valley foot- was given for "One stout, one tion might have led to the captura ball ground last Saturday.

lemon aquagh, and three alga." of the pirates aboard the raided

According to Inspector Alexander The waiter returned with two vessel.

there was a complete blocking of drinks and three.eggs. the path leading from the football! "'Ere, what's this?" demanded ground to the road, and the foot- the giver of the order. "It ain't bail crowd were prevented from breakfast time." entering or leaving the ground.

Circling The Standard. The Chinese driver of motor car No. 205 was charged with disobey-dignant retort. "Ah said three ing traffic signal, and pleaded "not 'Aigs 'Algs whisky, as plain as guilty."

Ah could speak!"

CORRESPONDENCE,

---་-

THE BETTER 'OLE,

ex-

According to a Shantung points-

re-

"You said three eggs, sir,” plled the waiter.

"No, Ah didn't,”

the In-

Was

(To the Editor of the "China Mail"]

Sir,-After seven monthe aplen- did service the Naval and Military Y.M.C.A. in Peking Road, Kow- loon, closed down last evening. Major General C. C. Luard man, the defendant circled the lamp Deadwood: What happened when pressed the hearty thanks of the standard outside the Star ferry Snake-eye and his gang raided the Military for the work accomplish wharf, and took no notice when the courthouse? ed in this, centre. There is not witness signalled him to stop. The Dick: The case ended in a hung much more to be said than that so defendant completed the curve and jury. well spoken by the General, but I then proceeded eastward without should like, on behalf of the stopping., Y.M.C.A. Committee to again thank strengthen his interest in the Col-all who have by voluntary help con- tributed to the success of "The ony as a citizen and even to make Better "Ole." of him a better citizen just be- cause of his support of the local Government when it ventures into the money market for loans. That is not to say, however, that the that their services have been greatly stable's version of the story and im-

outside investor can always be treated lightly. There may be oc- casions in a Colony's history when outside money is more than wel- come, even though it be in sup- port of a loan raised in local cur- rency. But the present issue of $3,000,000 certainly does not come within such a contingency of rely. ing to any extent on outside help, although we are always pleased to see from outside, as from in- side, a practical sign of genuine confidence in the Colony's future.

From the announcement that). we published yesterday it will

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"I call my apartment house Flor- The defendant said that he had ence Arms after my mother.". circled the standard before and did

"I call mine Venus Arms-Venus not know that it was now prohibit- has no arras and I have no apart- We are particularly grateful to ed. He maintained that he did stopment house." the ladies who have so loyally stood immediately, the constable signalled by the work in the extremely try him and even showed his driver's ing summer months, but for their licence to the constable. help the work would never

The Magistrate believed the con- been possible. I can assure them

posed a fine of $5.

Sergeant Clark charged the Chin-

have

We are

One: Why are you walking so stiff-legged, Ignatz?

Ign: Fool, I am breaking in a new

pair of underwear.

A little girl left in charge of her

appreciated by the men. grateful to the Y.M.C.A. members for doing duty night after night ese driver of motor lorry No. 1,023 tiny brother called out: Mother, with disobeying signals at Happy won't you please speak to baby? Valley.

He's sitting on the fly paper, and The defendant's excuse was that there are lots of flies waiting to It was a race day and the road get on. was crowded with vehicles and he did not notice the Sergeant's signal.

We wish to extend our thanks to and Godown Co. for the use of the the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf godown and the many other kind nesses shown.

We thank you for your Co- operation in the work.

Yours, etc.,

J. H. HUNT,

Hong Kong, October 18.

Secretary,

́CIVIL AVIATION,

NO ARTIFICIAL STIMULUS

IN CANADA.

The development of civil avia tion in Canada has been unlike that

ner Mr. Churchill's admonition that

Remarking that the fact that the road was crowded was all the more reason why the defendant should be on the lookout for signals, the Magistrate imposed a fine of $10.

Speeding in Aberdeen, Charged with speeding in Aber-

"Oh, Jackie! Listen to that mar- vellous jazzi

"Why, that's a classical number

they're playing."

"Well it sounds good enough to be jazzi"

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"Need any help, mister?". "Yeh! Keep the rest of the

deen village, a control area, on motorists from asking me if I need October 6, the Chinese driver of any help.” public motor car No. 869, who was stated by Inspector Alexander to between 25 and 30 miles per hour, have gone through the village at pleaded "guilty."

Major Willson imposed a fine of

$20.

"Don't you love poetry?" "Yes, especially. White Leghorns.”

"How about a ride on the merry- go-round?"

just hurt my vanity."

"He didn't break my heart. Ho

"And what do you plan to do?” · "Oh, PI give up the breach of promise suit, I guess."

"Dropping your vanity case, huh?"

Hong Kong, Tuesday, October 18, 1927. have been noticed that the list for of any other country in the world. the new loan is still to be kept The Dominion, neither needing, open, even although over-sub-nor able, to afford the expenditure scribed, and that further applica- of publie funds for the creation of

"Naw; I've been around.” a vast fleet of pseudo-commercial | It is a tribute to the con- tions will still be regarded as in aircraft, has hitherto been content| When the Chinese driver of

Tonsils: I got my whiskers on fidence felt in the future of the order. This is a very wise step, to allow technical progress and the motor car No. 426 was charged by Colony, and a reflection of a fa- for it will encourage the genuine operation of the law of supply and Sergeant Collinson with disobeying the Instalment plan.

Adenoids: The instalment plant vourable nature on the present re-investor still to come to the fore demand, to evoke a system of air signals, he caused some amusement

by saying that he did not know the Tonsila: Yes, a little down each lations between Hong Kong and and not feel that he was shut out stimulus through State subsidies. Sergeant was

transport without any artificial

a policeman.. Thaweek. Canton, that the local loan of merely through the incidence of Nevertheless, it has not interpreted Sergeant stood in the middle of the $3,000,000 out of $5,000,000 the loan having been over-sub-in any negative or neglectful man waived his hand, and taking the road in the path of the car and authorised was over-subscribed scribed probably quicker than he civil aviation should "fly by itself." Sergeant for a "drunk," he (defen- within a short time of opening had calculated.

So far from building up a com- dant) dodged the Sergeant and yesterday, as reported exclusively Another pleasing announce-mercial air transport industry with carried on.

Sergeant Collinson said that the In the "China Mail." Moreover, ment is that the applications of the primary object of applying the reserves of machines and personnel

defendant could not have made the this is a clear indication, as His small investors will receive full so created to military ends in time came mistake three times. He first Excellency the Governor pointed consideration in connection with of war, Canada followed the oppos Des Voeux Road Central, then in more than I love anybody.

attempted to stop the defendant in [out in his Budget speech, that the allocations, This is as it ite course of utilising its economic-Gilman Street and finally on the Operator (breaking in after a

whilst the indebtedness of the should be. Millionaires cannot be ally-unproductive military and

silence) : Have Praya, and each time the defendant! moment's naval air arms for civil purposes in deliberately dodged the witness and number, sir? Colony is small, its crédit stands despised when money is needed, times of peace.

your

high. Locally, there is nothing but for a local loan and nothing

He: No, you haven't latened long On the one hand, it had expensive carried on at a high speed. but the greatest confidence, and more--especially when the machines, elaborate ground organ disobeying signals, and a further

The defendant was fined $6 for enough yet. that confidence, and the practical amount is comparatively low-the need was, for extensive flying prac

isation and young men whose first manner in which it has been de small investor has every right to tice. On the other, it had vast, less driving... monstrated by the over-subscrip consideration. It is only by pro- unmapped, unprotected and, unex- tion of the loan, ought to raise per recognition of the small in-plored regions accessible to exploit- Hong Kong high indeed in the vestor as well as the large that a prodigious expenditure of time and ation by normal means only at estimation of London's financers loan can achieve that popularity effort. An enterprising adminis when the time comes eventually with the community that is essen-tration decided not to let the sword rest idly in its scabbard, but to

$6 on an additional charge of care-

CHEER OY.M.C.A.

DANCE AT HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.

He (over the phone): I love you

First, Married Man: I just gave my wife a green bracelet to match her new green dress.

Second Husband: Yet-I just gave my wife an eye to match her new black dress!

Dod: That's a fine fishing rod you have there, son I've always

to float a sterling loan at Home total from the point of view of local turn it into a ploughshore for till A very successful dance was her wanted one like that, that you can

finances and local developments.

On The Job."

redeem the present dollar loan

take apart and keep in your vest ing its virgin fields. In the years last night under the auspices of pocket, an and to proceed with some of the

that have elapsed since the innova-the Cheer-O Branch of the Sheik, Son: Heck, Dad, that ain't large developmental schemes that

tion was introduced there has been Y.M.C.A. Owing to the limited no fishing rod, It's my new cirgar- have had to be held in abeyance. Steam Navigation Company's coast become less effective for its pacific held at the Helena May Institute,

The master of the Indo-China no indication that the weapon has room at Chater Rond, the dance was ette holder! When the Loan Bill came beer "Hop Sang" has set a worthy application. As far as concerns the and the large hall was taxed to its fore the Legislative Council on example which we trust will be fol- human element, the conversion has utmost capacity. A New York actress was giving

lowed by the captains of other ves probably resulted in a finer temper,

benefit performance at Sing September 1 the Attorney-Gen-gels running. In and out of Hong for the civil pilot invariably spends Band, which contributed much to make, nor from bars a cage," she Music was supplied by the Dance Sing Stone walls do not a prison eral stated that local investors Kong. In the early hours of Sun- longer in the air than his colleague the success of a very enjoyable trilled. would receive special considera day morning last, when making for engaged in military exercises, evening. Many hopes were heard From the back of the room a tion, and, of course, this shall be this port the officer of the watch Colonel Lindbergh and Mr Cham- expressed that this dance would be deep valcu efected, "But, lady how fully borne in mind when the Loan strange manner near Chilang the products of civil aviation.

observed "a vessel behaving in a berlin are, it will be membered, the forerunner of many others in they do help!" Board comes to consider the ap Point," which is in the vicinity of The Report on Civil Aviation and

connection with the Cheer-0.5)) plications and make

de prefer to the alloca Blas Bay. This ship did not re- Civil Operations by the Royal

WWWhy do you wear rubber gloves The word typhon, with which the when cutting hair? anked the Hons. Attractive as the loan un- by when called up by the "Hop Canadian Air Force for the doubtedly is to Investors outside and eventually headed for the in ment of Na

Sang," but switched off her lights 1926, just issued by

the Colony, the fact that it is a famous pirate retreat. The skip the progress made in

loan intended for important pub

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