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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1927.

ARREST OF AN INDIAN

t DRIVER.

FATE OF PEDESTRIANS.

P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!

"What Price Glory."-One dollar at the Queen's.

ities to whom credit is due for MOTOR FATALITY. stamping out dire disease--there can be no question of leaving to posterity the duty of an expres sion of appreciation. With the Individual, the man healed, is the man most grateful to the medical healer: with a community, it is

A serious accident, in which Mr.

In connection with the gift to the commuuity saved from an ap- C. Bernard Brown's Buck car figur- the Town Council of the painting. palling toll of life that can truly ing killed last night and three other rumoured, that the following con- ed, resulted in a Chinese woman bo- "The Return from Flodden," it is measure, the need for extolling people being so seriously injured versation took place between two those directly responsible for that, they had to be removed to the visitors looking at the picture: minimising the mortality as far Government Civil Hospital. as human effort will permit. To naught Road West at about 8.80 The accident occurred in Con-

wait for posterity to dole out the p.m. The car was being driven at kudos would be to place at a very the time by an Indian chauffeur low discount the gratitude of man named Santi Khan, and the only to man when a common peril has police constable.

other passenger Was passed,

HONG KONG. A.D.C.

A NIGHT WITH "BULLDOG DRUMMOND."

fine.

FINE PERFORMANCE.

"Man, It's-a-gran-picture. Wee! mind that scene in the Pageant." "But hoo could that be in the Pageant? It comes frae the Bible, doeana It?"

"Och, 'yo kan fine," was the re- joinder. **Aboot Flodden and Gomorrah."

"Frae the Bible? And whaur an Indian aboots in Bible?"

How the accident occurred is not clear, but walking on the road at the time was a Chinese married woman, a spinster, her fiance, a

An Edinburgh lady who attended barber, and a coolie. The unmarca was greatly surprised to find a an educational conference in Ameri-. ried woman, who was the person

The

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Commenting on the freedom cere-

Edinburgh.

However, "We're no' dold yet."

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killed, was walking on the extreme marked strain of ignorance on the left of the road, whilst the others part of the delegates in connection walked beside her more toward the with anything educational on this centre of the road. Suddenly, with-side of the Atlantic. out warning, all four were, hit vio- She states as absolutely authen- lently from behind by the motor tic that a prominent American edu- The Amateur Dramatic Society car which was stated to be travel cationalist asked her "Have you guve its second performance of ling at an excessive speed,

started this new Boy Scout move- "Bulldog Drummond", last night in single woman was caught by the

mont in Britain yet?" the Theatre Royal. The house was left mudguard and thrown violently by no means a full one, but was on her head on the pavement, suffer-

emely good for a Monday night ing such injuries that she died a mony held recently in Edinburgh performance, and was certainly a few moments later. Her body was when Ambassador Houghton was very appreciative one, giving every removed by the police to the public made a burgess of the city, a New one long and justly earned applause. mortuary, From the point of view of the)

York evening paper states:~ The other three were hit by vari "Scotland is known in song and writer the acting was of a very ous parts of the car, which was romance as the land o' the leal,' high standard for amateurs and severely bent in front, both mud- and in no part of the country do was really much better than that guards being dented, the right lamp we find the description so well jus- of some professionals we get out knocked back, and the radiator tified as in the beautiful city of this way at times. The A.D.C. pulled in. must be congratulated on its fine! Leaving all four people whore] talent.

they had fallen, the driver, it is al After a reference to epidemics Drummond's two friends "Algy and soon disappeared out of sight a lady called, and said, "Mrs. Mur- The opening act between Captain leged, drove on without stopping

Mrs. Murphy was washing when of malaria fever and cholera in Longworth" (Mr. G. G. Stopani Neither the driver nor the Indian phy, will you give me something Bombay, Calcutta, and Rangoon, Thomson) and "Peter Darrell" policeman, it is averred, made any for the Home, for Inebriates?" our contemporary asserts that (Mr. E. 9. G. Howard) was re- report of the accident, which was these three cities, and hardly markably well done and put the au- brought to the notice of the police Mrs. Murphy. "Ye can have Mur- "Come back this evening," said less the other principal cities of very start. Whilst these two gen- the Traffic Department were soon

dience in a good humour at the by other pedestriana.. Officers of phy." the Indian Empire and of the tlemen kept the audience in good on the scene and had the three in- East generally, are backward in a humour throughout, the acting of jured persons removed, to the Gov-night would seem to be in for a The greyhounds at Powderhall to- sanitary sense and that, in spite Mr. Howard in these parts was very ernment Civil Hospital.

bright time. Included in the pro- of the climate, if their popula-

Then, after supervising the re-gramme are Daylight Stakes, Sun- Major Macready was certainly at moval of the dend woman to the light Stakes, Twilight Stakes, Star- tions could acquire the habits of Home in the leading part as "Cap- mortuary, the police concentrated light Stakes, Moonlight Stakes, and the West, and their municipalities tain Hugh Drummond," ex-Army upon finding the driver of the car. Firelight Stakes. have the use of the full hygienic sired. Miss Thorps ably played up and eventually Santi Khan and the trainer's electric bell and gas cook- officer, and left nothing to be de- All available clues were followed up, .It is understood that a certain machinery of à European city, to him as "Phyllis Benton." The car were discovered in a garage in er refuse to work; they feel their their problems would be mainly "plum of the evening, however, Queen's Road West, a short dis- dignity is undermined at their ex- solved. This vision is nothing went to Mr. R. H. Charles who, as tance from the scene of the acci-clusion but a foolish dream at the pre-hit of the evening. As he himself and subsequently the Indian police- the American detective, made the dent. He was taken into custody, sent, and is likely to remain no- would say, "he sure put the goods man, who was a passenger in the prise visit to his son at a univer- The father decided to pay a sur- thing but that for a long time over." and the applause which was car, was identified and also placed sity. He found the lodging, and yet. Our contemporary is on safe accorded him showed how much he under supervision.

knocked at the door. was appreciated. | ground in declaring that the great

The car was towed by the polico "You have However good the acting, a play to the Central Police Station com- here, I believe," said he, "a Mr. an undergraduate danger of acknowledging that the can always be spoiled by the au- pound where it was to be seen thie Smith, who is my son." poor health of our Eastern cities dience and just a little thought on morning, when some photographs of "Undergraduate?" said the land- is due to circumstances that one their part would raske all the dif- the damage done to the vehicle were lady.

"Well, now," I thought he When the A.D.C. ask taken by Sub-Inspector Vincent, in was a night-watchman." can only hope will be overcome by people to be there at 9.15 why not charge of Police records. SNEDDON.-At the French Hos-

pital on November 21, to Mr. posterity is that it induces a des- arrive on time? And when the pro- It is understood that Santi Khan and Mrs. R. J. J. Sneddon, pairing attitude. In health mat-gramme says "ten minutes interval" will be charged with manslaughter daughter. SACHS-On November 14, 1927, ters that has to be fought against, why take 12, and spoil the enjoy as soon as the condition of the other ment for those who like to hear the injured people had been ascertained. at the Country Hospital, Ignorance and poverty exist in whole play? Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Western cities, though nothing) Zelig Sachs, a daughter.

like so widespread and so abject. There such diseases as tuber-| culosis defy most efforts to eradi- cate or heul; but smallpox, dysentery and plague are kept. under. Yet these scourges are not by any means precluded by the colder climate. The truth is that.

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BIRTHS.

Hong Kong, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 1927.

"HEALTH" IN THE EAST.

In a recent editorial homily on health in Eastern towns, the "Rangoon Tincs" compares con- ditions in the West. Whilst the West has a lot that might prob- ably be imitated in the way of

sanitation and kindred sciences, its record of cancer and other

ference.

.

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POPPY DAY.

RESULT OF THE U.S.R.C. EFFORT.

HOW SWATOW & AMOY DO WELL

SPEED LIMIT.

EXCEEDED BY A MOTOR CYCLIST.

18 MILES TOO MUCH.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Bri-Central Magistracy at "traffic time" Before Major C. Willson at the

She: What are you stopping for?

He: I've lost my bearings. Most of them say they've run out She: That's refreshing, anyway.

of gas.

'A resident in a street which was up for repair protested about a pile of braken paying just outside his front gate.

"Can't you take this away?" he shouted to one of the men on the job-an, Irishman.

"Where will I take it to?" asked Paddy with a grin.

clearly and forcefully where he Whereupon the man told him

might take it to..

the greater the ignorance of the tish Legion writes: people the harder must work We have received from the this morning, Mr. T. L. Loch was those responsible for the official U.S.R.C. $1,350 being the proceeds charged with speeding on his motor "Hadn't I rather take it to maintenance of sanitary and hygiene measures. Ignorance of

populations is a terrible handi-

"It goes without saying that they will get no thanks for their zeal. In the fighting of disease particularly there is no kudos unless from poster- ity."

of the Fete held on November 10, cycle.

Heaven?" was Paddy's retort. "It The Ladies Committee responsi- He admitted that he was going would be further out of your ble consisted of:-Mrs. Robinson, about.18 miles per hour, which, he honour's way there I' Mrs. Hunt, Mre. Hogg, Mrs. Mat- claimed, was not dangerous driving, thews, Mrs. Cock, Mrs. Charles.

a 15-mile control area, MANGA Replying to the Magistrate, the Sergeant said that Park Road was

a_gauntlet?—A ̈¦ Jittle

Chaplets are small places o shipped

The penal code is what the doc

malignant diseases particularly associated with a highly develop-

Sir John Adams, Professor of ed civilisation warns the East that cap, but it can never justify a

Captain Hawthorne and Captain He certainly denied going at the the West cannot offer it a com-

policy of despair. In spite of the Howard also worked for the Fete high speed the Police alleged against Education, University of London,

and ran the Coffee Stall.

him.

in his "Errors in School; their plete set of health rules for life-

depressing backwardness of the

Captain Charles is Hon. Sec, of Sergeant Clark said that he was causes and treatment," quotes the

on motor cycle duty in Bonham following howlers" or not, at any rate, by example. the heaviest artillery of most Swatow. H.K.$806.18 and £2 ster when he saw the defendant driv.The wife of a dead vegetarian.

masses, the authorities must keep the Club.

SwatowWe have received from Road at 4.50 p.m. on November 10 Explain the term “grasa widow.” Whilst bearing that in mind, we modern medical science directed ling. The dollar amount has been ing the cycle from West to East should all feel happy if we could

What do we know of Margaret against disease..

remitted to London by D/D. for from Park Road to the Police Quar- of Anjou-She was very fat, sir. approximate to the vital statistics.

£62. 10. 2., making a total of The "Rangoon Times" con- £64. 10. 2.

ters in Caine Road at a speed of of the towns and cities of West-

Where do you get that idea cludes on a pessimistic note:

The drive was organised by A., M. between 25 and 30 miles per hour, from?--The history book says, ern Europe and America. One

Scott Morris,

The defendant went fast along the "Among Henry's stoutest suppor finds little optimism in this re-

Wuchow. We have received a straights and slowed down alightly tors was Margaret of Anjou.” As cheque for $50.00 colected by Mrs, when making the corners. He When you have died suddenly; spect. There is more than an in-

Coates by the sale of poppies in would say that the defendant's aver- you are cross-examined by a Coron- clination to spread the palms help-

the Wuchow Customs Club- have remitted £5. 8. 2.

and age speed for that stretch of road j*T. lessly and to lay the blame for

What fa Both these efforts are particular geant added that the stretch was was 28 miles per hour. The Ser-

thin person the poor comparative statistics at

ly praiseworthy. the door of the climate. It would, of course, be foolish to refuse to admit that disease thrives in cer-

Just beyond the King's College Mil-tor gote, paid for his patients. tain climates, or that the term may not be full of fulsome flat-

tary Hospital.

Q. (verbal)-Give me a sentence By Inspector Alexander: On the making use of the word nitraten. "unhealthy climate" is born only tery of sanitary authorities, pub JOCKEY CLUB'S STABLE HANDS following day Mr. Fryde, of the Night rates are cheaper than of a mixture of medical apologia|lic health experts, and medical

P.W.D., spoke to the witness about day rates. E and lay superstition, but at the practitioners, Government and

the defendant and Informed him During a lesson in English gram- Twenty-two stable hands of the that he had to jurap out of the de- mar Syntax is what you pay for same time unhygienic living is at private; but is such called for or Hong Kong Jockey Club were this fendant's way when he passed him being bad." BRAND.

least responsible for a great part even expected? Hong Kong has Lindsell at the Central Magistracy on the road on the previous-after- Translation of "Hohl'solt, qui mal NEW SEASON GINGER.heat enables filth to do its worst but it cannot be said that those stated by the Police to be fantan. was stopped by the Sergeant, he

y pense""He may be honest, who of the disease in the East. If the had many epidemies in the past, with gambling la the Magistracy noon provisie after

one of the stables, The game was Mr. Loch said that at the time he

thinks badly. with more thoroughness than in who fought them went entirely The first accused was further inquired what speed the latter es- colder climates, It has to be ad- without appreciation of their la Whilst admitting that he was re- geant, told him then that it was

charged with running the game. intimated he was going, and the Ser EASES RHEUMATIC PAINS.. mitted that the sun is a friend as bours. Indeed, it is the actual gulating the game, this accused 28 miles per hour. He contended Phoumatic pains in arms and shoulders well as a possible enemy; or so it occurrence of an epidemic that said that he did not take any. com that he was going only about 18. disappear when Chamberlain' Paln A stiff neck is bran, ersed and is emphasised by those medical sets forth in strong rellef the He was fined 320 and the others The Magistrate remarked that Balm is rubbed on the aching spot.

misalon out of the winnings. experts of the West who deplore high value of sanitary

that made little difference, as the It feels mood to the skin penetrates $3 each that their city-dwellers get all too hygienic measures. No community sum of 12.27 found on the speed limit in that area was 15 little of it.

Kaks can be ungrateful to the

gambling.mat was ordered to be miles du m confiscatedas

A fine of $20 was imposed,

NAM WAH

Well Preserved

Colour and Mello de Gaar ziced.

Nam Wal Presex f Guane Mcaulseturers

That, surety, cannot be the experience common to the East. The columns of the newspapers

and

PLAYING FANTAN.

FINED.

quickly to the very Beat of pain, seate tering the congestions relieving the pressure and the pain is gone. Sold and recommended, everywhere.