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Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 15, 1928. ;

TIENTSIN FEARS.

materially touched the province, and it is more than likely that General Yen Shi-shan does not trouble himself at all about the question.

-Other considerations that point to the surmise that foreigners in the north will go unmolested are, Grstly, the fact that the National- ists proper have suffered serious setbacks in consequence of Japan- ese occupation of parts of Shan tung, and, secondly, the fact that

foreign troops. Neither of the Southern allies, we imagine, with so much to gain in prestige and territory, desire to engage with the foreign forces or attempt any- thing likely to stay their march. Their forces could most easily make a detour of the Concessions

POLICE FUNERAL.

FULL BONOURS FOR SERGT. MACFADGEON.

COLLEAGUES AS PALLBEARERS

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1928.

COMMONS SCENE.

SHOUTING MAN CREATES A BIG SENSATION.

CARRIED OUT..

PRAPS-P'RAPS NOT!

At the end of a depressing flat- racing season a bookle was asked by one of his clionta how he had' Eighteen sergeants drew the gun There was an amazing scene in | fared. carriage which was used for the the House of Commons late one "Lor' lumme," said, the layer funeral yesterday of Lance night last month, when a stranger ruefully, "wot wi' the Betting tax Sergeant MacFadgeon of the Hons sitting in the Public Gallery sud-and rotten weather and free edica- Kong Police, who died on Sunday denly leapt forward shouting and tion, It's enough to drive a chap at the Government Civil Hospital. had to be furcibly removed by at-out o' business."

Full service honours were ac-tendants and plain-clothes police- "But what has free education to corded the deceased. The cofu men.

do with It?" asked the mystified'

Deceased's colleagues

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waded into the river and seized the disappearing rod.

was draped with a Union Jack, on A debate instituted by the So-backer. which were placed his helmet and cialists condemning the existence "Why, this." exclaimed the book. articles of equipment. A wreath of a syndicated Press was pro-maker; "now-a-days when a chap in the shape of a white cross from ceeding, and one speaker had just makes a winning bat he knows ex- the bereaved mother also occupied observed that journalists should actly how much is comin' to him." a position of prominence,

combine for their own protection The Fire Brigade supplied a car. against such syndicates.

An Englishman who was fishing" Suddenly a middle-aged, red-a Scots river hooked'n fine salmon, riage for the multitude of floral

faced man sitting in one of the which was so strong and game that tributes.

back rows of the Public Gallery it pulled the angler into the water. The Rey. J. Kirk Macanachie of jumped up and shouted, "I oan The ghillio, abandoning the goff, Union Church officiated at the give them that protection." inst rites.

Then he clambered over the acted as pallbearers and filled in seats in front of him, crossed two the grave in relays, Mrs. Mac-partitions surmounted by apikes, Fadgeon's wreath being lowered and almost before anyone was with the coffin.

aware of what he was trying to Some of Those Present.

do reached the Peers' Gallery in Among those present were the the very front of this part of the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G.House. (Captain Superintendent of

Seized by Policemen... Police), Mr. P. F. J. Wodehouse, He was followed by one of the

If she looks to see that there's (Deputy Superintendent), Mr. W. attendants, who scrambled after plenty of petrol Before starting Kent (Assistant Superintendent), him in an attempt to restrain him, out Chief Inspector P. Grant, Inspec- and eventually reached him just If she doesn't rely upon her tors Marks, Moss, Carpenter, Dick, as he was clutching the last parti-feminine charms to keep the police

tion in front of the Peers Gallery. from stopping her for speeding- Murphy, Barnett, A. Clark, Shannon,

There was an idea at the mo- Messrs. ment that he intended to climb

Cotton, Ogg,

submerged fisher, "I shall drown." "Help, man help" spluttered the

"Na, no," said the ghillie, busy" playing the fish, "you can wait a meemit, but the saumon winna."

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If she signals correctly before: turning a corner-

If she can start up the car with-

J. C. Fletchor, A. M. Simpson, over it and jump down on to the out Д series of shuddering

anatomy-wrecked jerks-

If she can park in a limited space without advice and assist.

ance-

If she knows that the car needs:

miles-

J. A. Lindsay, G. Duncan, floor of the House itself, but at Revenue Officer Grimmitt. Insp. this moment several plain-clothes Mohindar Singh, representatives policemen rushed in from the side of the Warders and the 2nd doors, seized hold of him, and car- Batt. Scots Guards, Mrs. and Miss ried him by head, arms, and legs, proper lubrication every so many Oliver, Mrs. Dick, and represents still struggling, from the House. tives of Government Departmente. The man was aeen by Dr.

Floral Tributes.

Vernon Davies, M.P., who formed the wheel to carry on a conversa- If she doesn't turn round from Wreaths were sent by "Stilly," the opinion that he was suffering tio with those in the back seat- the Hon. Mr. E. D. G. Wolfe, Mr. from acute neurasthenia. An Peter Grant, Mr. T.

She's a girl in a million. Murphy, ambulance was fetched and he Messrs. Spear and Pain, Cuff and was taken to Westminster Hos- Hatt, Mr. O'Donovan. Mesars.pital. w. G. Harrison, Brooks and Sherry, Charles Humphreys, aged 32, and Munro, Griffin, Condon and Mist, He gave the name of Edward Wallingford and Banks.

an address near Battle, Sussex.

Mr. and Mrs. Rossie Ogg, Mr. and Mrs. H. Phillips, Mesars, A. R. Clark, MacDonald, J. C. Clark, E. Bloor, R. Shannon, E. J. Field, Dick and family, Ellis, Carey, R. Cunningham, A. W. Bliss, F. C. Coleman, F. T. Portailion, Duncan, and Mary, Lindsay and family, Mr. P.. Oliver

THE OPEN ROAD.

STOKERS TAKE A JOY. TRIP.

After sloping, a couple stood' at

vices now," he told them. "Come the front door of the preacher's house. "I'm going to church ser

on, and I'll marry you there."

After delivering a short sermon! at the church, the preacher sald: "If there is any one who would like- to be married, please come for- ward." Fifteen women and four men responded to the call.

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Two naval stokers, Thomas Sandy, who was a porter at a Henry Ashby (21) and George certain rural railway station, had Inspectors' mess, Yaumati Police Lawrence (21), of H.M.S. "Pem a very red nose, which caused no Station; Europeas staff, Police broke," Chatham, who were said Ittle amusement to travellers in Training School; Sergeants' Mess, to have had a 2,000 miles tour of passing trains. The new station- Yaumati Police Station; Sham- England in a stolen motorcar, were master had not been long at the

aroused.

"Sandy, what makes your nose so red?" he asked,

Tientsin is adequately guarded by shuipo Station; Shaukiwan Sta-1 remanded at Marylebone, charged station before his curiosity wES tian; No. 2 Station; Central Ser-with stealing the car, belonging geants' mess; Tai-ping-shan mess; to Edmund Gardner, of St. Police mess No. 7; Central Traffic George's-square, Regent's Park. staff; Records office; Guards office Police Constable McKeene said "Oh, pride, air, pride," replied staff; Royal Naval Yard Police; he saw the car in Hermit-place, Sandy. "It's simply biushing with Fire Brigade Officers; Comrades of Plaistow, early one morning, and pride because it doesn't poke itself Sergeants' meas.

noticed that it had no excise into other people's business." Ex-Active Service Men's Assoicence. He asked Ashby for his

leave pass. clation (1914-18); all ranks Scot-piece of paper which was not a Ashby produced & tish Company, H.K.V.D.C.;

pass, and the policeman said he would arrest him for being deserter.

Mr.

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at Tientsin and thus avoid contact R. A. Cooper, Mr. Ismael Chan. with the units guarding these

Ex-R.L.C. Man, Robert MacFadgeon Concessions. Their orderly utili-

Was

Ashby then said that they had wae born sation of the railway, although it years of age, He

at been absent for a fortnight from runs through the ex-Russian Con- mother, brothers and sisters live, the country for the last ten days Stevenson, Ayrshire, where his barracks, and had been touring cession and skirts another, would After service with the Royal Irish in the car, which they had stolen. The reported breakdown of doubtlessly meet with no opposi- Constabulary till its disbandment When told that they would be cable facilities north of Chefoo tion. It appears, in our view, in 1922, he went to Canada, work-arrested for stealing the car, comes at a most unfortunate mo- therefore, that both Tientsin and Pacific by working his passage on

ed his way west and crossed the Ashby said:

"I have done this to get my dis- ment, when all eyes are anxiously the capital may fall into the hands an "Empress" liner. Shortly after charge from the Navy." turned in the direction of Tien- of the quasi-Nationalists without his arrival, he was. a trummer in Lawrence agreed, and said that tsin and Peking. Messages to any of the fears regarding the the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence they had had enough of the Ser- hand yesterday and to-day, how-safety of foreigners being realis- ever, seem to leave no doubt in jed. That this may happen is, of the mind that Marshal Chang course, our carnest hope. Tso-lin is doing that which he was expected to do, is, in fact, taking

himself and his troops to the CORRESPONDENCE.

other side of the Great Wall. It

is also pretty plain that forces

antagonistic to the Fengtien party are marching upon the capital by way of Tientsin. Whether they

LORD'S THANKS.

(To the Editor of the "China Mui£"]

Sir-I am enclosing a copy of a be the soldiery of the Christian letter which I have received from

Corpa,

He was an honorary member of

the Kowloon Dock Recreation Club

and a member of the Police Recrea tion Club, at which there was no play yesterday: as a mark of respect.

vice,

CHINESE SCHOOL.

- 'VARSITY FACULTY FUND

COMMITTEE.

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was married to an unromantic man.. A sloppily, sentimental woman

One evening she said to him, with

a sigh: "Would you mourn for me if I were to die?".

"Oh, yes," he mumbled, "of course I would,"

tery often?" she pursued.

"And would you visit the ceme-

"Certainly," he said, with a little more animation. "I pass it on the way to the golf links, anyhow."

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Two trampe had a little money between them, so they decided to trudge the nearest town and to enjoy a good night's rest in a "doss

house."

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"How much farther have we to go?" asked Sorefoot Sam.

"Only two miles," replied: Jaunting Job.

Just as they passed the fifth milestone they entered the town. A total of $154,500 has been col-meal and a rest in

Sam said nothing then, but after a the lodging-

It was the morning after an ama- lected to date, announced the Hon, house, he remarked to his com- teur theatrical production, and one Dr. R. H. Kotawall, C.M.G., LL.D., panion-

of its patrons was discussing a when presiding yesterday at a gentleman connected with it.

"Been better days, ain't yer?" meeting of the Fund Committee of "Poor fellow!" he observed, "he's the Chinese School of the Univer- has enjoyed a messure of prosper- Job admitted that in the past he so hoarse to-day that he can hard-sity, held in the Hong Kong Chi- |Ity. ly speak."

"Indeed!" returned the person merce.

nese General Chamber of Com- addressed, "A heavy part, I sup Dr. Kotewall paid a tribute to can to yer wet yer was!"

ho-leading the generosity of donors, and the

General or of the Shansi war- Viscount Knutsford with reference lord matters little; both factions to the remittance I sent from the

proceeds of my dancing displays Pe are bitter enemies of the Mukden given in February last. dictator, and both or either would

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signs of capitulation or organised retreat. Which means that be fore long a severe conflict is likely

to take place in Manchuria, or wherever Chang Tao-lin chooses to make a stand.

faithfully, VIOLET CAPELL.

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has given

Dear Miss Capell Your "again"

What was

man7"

prompter!"

enthusiasm of the committee. Mr. I

"I knowed I was right!" exclaime. ed Sorefoot, "and, wat's more, I

"You can, oh?, Then what was?

Furg Ping-shan had added to his "Why, A 'owse and estate agent!" contribution, making his donation

one of $10,000 in all and Mr. T, N' of 'a Chinese · puzzle to most of Chau, M.A., had given a further $1,000. The Wing On 'Co., Ltd.,

$172,000 ESTATE,

ONLY WIDOW AND SON TO DENEFIT..

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TO-DAY'S POSERS.

1 am having a very busy time Mr. Au-Young Map-hing and "just" "now" running one of the big Messrs. Kwong Mee Shing each fifth-yearly appeals which have gave $500 yesterday to the me very special been the tradition and salvation of faculty's funds. pleasure. You kindly say that the hospital for so many years. In regard to the foreigners at this further splendid gift gives you It is a very uphill task, for people Tientsin and Peking, we do not great pleasure to send, but I can seem to grow poorer as medicins

assure you that my pleasure in re grows more expensive. ahare the general feeling of dis-celving is as great or greater. Now nak with all diffidence- quiet. Feng Yu-halang, it is true cannot tell you how deeply in have you room on a table in the

From day to day a series of half has expressed anti-foreign senti-debted I feel to you for keeping Academy for a copy of "In. Black

a dozen questions, not tremendous ments from time to time, but we

this great Hospital so much in and White" a tale of my eyll life! Local estate worth $172,000 has difficult to answer but not always Imagine his sole object now is to your Pupils and Friends to recover. If you ever have spare who died on July 14, 1927, and who appear on this page.

your mind, and for interesting I am sending it under separate been left by a Chinese merchant simply solved as may be thought, push on and attempt to wreak member it in this most helpful half-hour, it may amuse you to said in his will that only his eldiven on page nine. vengeance on Chang, incidentally fashion. I shall look forward to turn over some of its pages, est son and widow should benefit establishing himself in the rich am so glad to hear from you it comes as a trivial but very sin

the photo and the programme. Please believe me when I say that and that no person is allowed to territories of northern Chibli. As that things in China are Improv cers appreciation of your splendid

interfere,

3. When for the Shansi party, nothing is ing. It must hayo, beca

Deceased Is Au Man-kit alias tramy work for this great, hospital." and terrible time for you

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