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Our noble Censors have prosecuted a Chinese newspaper | for publishing anti-above the

SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1928.

I viewed some of the Datective Sorgeant D. C. Mac- Donald, who has been at Hunghom Police Station, went on Home leave to-day by the P. & 0. "Ranpura."

agon Bost Dragen pat races Races. at Aberdeen yester day from a hill just harbour there and Senfor Revenue Officer Georgo · Japanese matter, but what about thought them (the races) folly Watt, of the Imports and Exports similar propaganda which circu- affairs. To see the boats, two at pital for some time recently, went Department, who has been in hos- time, with their hard-pulling on ten months' Home leave to-day, lates in the Colony and comes from

crews and tom-tom men, crackers sailing on the "Ranpura.". Hẹ an outside source. Through the on strings astern, was to experience is accompanied by Mrs. Watt, who post I have obtained a neat pack a thrill-such as real, honest enden-will be missed by the Philharmonic

Society, age containing three pamphlets, in vour always stimulates. English and Chinese, with a nicely-race the craft were put out of their drawn Nationalist flag on the cover stride by a steam launch cutting one public examination in the and emanating from "The Union of across their bowa and both sudden the Training School of Officials, ly assumed "the bucking boam-sen

roll of a Nanchang, Klangsi," dated May,

ck Bilboa tramp." had calmed, how

under

1.)

'In one'

1928 The heading is: "Why is When the wa Japan in China?" I do not propose ever, and both boats were to give extracts from the tasty control, there ensued a splendidly pamphlet; sufficient to say that the sporting tussle such as the inter- Japanese are accused of commit Varsity Axtura has not provided] ting, when at Tainan, practically for years. every crime known to Christendom; and some which are not. The C.S.P. Is welcome to a copy if he is inter- ested.

Hearing of two petitions and

Bankruptcy Court was adjourned for a week by the Pulsne Judge. (Mr. Justice Jacks) who sat in the absence, owing to indisposition, of the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan). The application for 'ad. journment was made by the Official Receiver (Mr. E: L. Agassiz),

According to a police report, moter-car No. 134 driven by Mr. LE. Haynes, was involved in a slight traffle accident yesterday, afternoon, when the car ran into a rlesha near the Star Ferry wharf, It is reported that $150 in damaging the vehicle to the extents money and clothing, valued at $160, of 4. Temporarily out of con- were stolen from No. 970 Cantontrol, the car continued and went road, Mongkok, yesterday." I forget exactly

partly undor the verandah of the Star Ferry exit knocking down! Dust Covers what the reviewer]

A thief entered the Salyingpun Sub-Inspector James, of the Hung sald about Hills of School between Thursday night and hom Police Station, who was com Blue in the Chhia Mail, but I know yesterday morning and stole aning from the wharf. The inspector" It was a most excellent notice of a electric fan, valued at $45.

was slightly injured on the righ book I have not yet had time thor-

Jeg. oughly to digest. Naturally I was announced of Kr. J. Raamsdonk, The forthcoming wedding is

"Am developing into a real Intrigued by the sub-title: A of the Java-China-Japan Lijn, to Canadian-chewing gum and play Picture Roll of Chinese History Miss V. P. Lisetskap, No. 39, ing. baseball," says Mr. ATU from Far Beginnings to the Death Seward-road, Shanghai.

Hamilton of the Education Depart ment in a breezy chit to, friends in of Ch'ion Lung, A.D. 1799;" but

Messrs. C. F. X. da Roza and Hong Kong. Mr. Hamilton wedt with its dust cover I was startled, E. W. J. Sun, both bashelors of Canada first, where he spent a good on leave recently and went to The announcement there reads: "In medicine and

surgery of Hong deal of time motoring. His many this narrative China appears as a Kong University, have been put on friends here will

but the person I would like to hear about is her manager. He is a

envy him when clever fellow, believe me, and the blood-stained chequer board across the local practioners' register.

they hear that ha is having a very way he is handling the publicity which move a bewildering succes.

fine holiday in ideal weather. The Captain S. Bell Smith of the reference to baseball will remind

side of the girl's exploits is reallysion and alterniation of figures-Hong Kong, Canton & Macas soccerítes that Mr. Hamilton was worthy of praise.. He has consist-lofty ethical teachers, artists, Steamboat Co., Ltd., has retired one of their number and is still volup-after 23 years' service. He sails connected with the game: in да ently kept the name "Gleitze" in poets....murderers

and

the limelight for a full year. First tuarles." This advertising jargon for Home to-day with Mrs. Bell official capacity. there were the young lady's Chanclashes with the tone and depth of Smith.

I only mention it be nel efforts, together with the the book.

Leung Pui-sze, a married woman, No. 7 Amoy-luna,

special swim in an attempt to vin-cause I see that in the latest num residing a dicate the veracity of other ladies, ber of Asiatica the question is ask fatally administered an overdose of doctors included, who are alleged ed, in connection with the same optum poison and was removed to

TAIPO TOPICS.

HOME

to have accomplished the feat. work: "Why must publishers use the public mortuary. Suicide is Bus- EXCITEMENT AT MATERNITY Then there was the much-heralded the dust covers of their books after pected. swim across the Straits of Gibral- the manner of cheap-jacks-adver-

Then there was a three tising inferior wares?" months'exhibition stunt at Black-

tar.

pool; and now there is talk of a

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The Government

The Hon. Dr. R. H. Katewall,

(By The Mayor.J C.M.G., LL.D., and Mr. Li You- Excitement again ran'" high taun, Chairman of the Chinese among the Inmates of the Anc General Chamber of Commerce, pheles Maternity Home at Talpo, went to Canton on private business when the Gubernatorial Party. swim across the Irish Sen. With Benevolent Gazette recently con- on Thursday night. the last named announcement comes the news that the ex-typist

Ear?

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was

tained a list of streets

quite unannounced, disembarked from the 12 o'clock, train last Sun- and areas in which A Chinese schoolboy

was, yesday. The Jungle Beauty Parlour was entertained to tea on the ter our Chinese friends were prohibit-terday, slightly injured. In a being shut, the inmates of the home motor-car accident in Queen'-road, felt as sore as a ball which how race of the House of Commons by ed from crying their wares, letting opposite the Hong Kong Cricket Lord Fermoy, Ain't publicity won-off crackers, etc. Wyndham-street Club ground. He was taken to the ever, was allayed by the party proceeding at the "double" down. be supposed to derful?

one of Government Civil Hospital.

the Pier and boarding the "Stan- them, yet throughout yester-

ley." From the number of corks that Six weeks' hard labour was the went off like a Gatling gun, the the cracker-firing nuis-

sentence imposed on a burglar with

Gubernatorial party must have continued

devil- charged with stealing a jacket from been feeling pretty tough around booklet entitied ish regularity. Have the police, I No. 51 Water-street. Defendant the throat as a result of their ride- the charge. His record through the Railway Tunnel, which showed that he had been a

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I am in receipt of day

useful ance

RODDA. On June 15, at the Gen- Then and Now. a very

eral Hospital, Shanghai, Rodda Hayim Rodda, aged 43.

Chronology of Events in China, wonder, forgotten about this part admitted Hong Kong, Saturday, June 23, 1928. 1911-1927, issued by the Associa- of their duties, or is a benevolent banishee for the last ten years.

tion for International Understand-ear turned away from such noises

H.C.-His Column.ng with a foreword by Siron occasions like Dragon Boat

Frederick Whyte, KC.S.I. "No one Day? engaged in the study of modern

Local Government de-

China," says Sir Frederick, "unless

Local

Let us

partments, my news he be happily endowed with the He Was There! ters Inquire! paper tells me, are being legendary memory of Lord Macnely,

is now more unpleasant than ever since "Smokeless" coal has been in- Last night at 10.50, the Kow.troduced on the locomotives. loon Fire Brigade received 2 call to an outbreak in a charcoal godown

MR. R. L. BRIDGER.

at Wai Ching-street, schoolmas Yaumati. Two engines were. soon, fire and had the and junior on the scene members of the subdued within four minutes. The LEAVING HONG KONG ON

damage was slight.

RETIREMENT TO-DAY. ean do without this Chronology" Government service among others drawn well into the

Truly said. The booklet brings to often, to my own knowledge, cri- His Honour the Chief Justice;

Mr. R. L., Bridger, Managing light of publicity these days. The mind many interesting happenings. ticise most adversely and with (Sir Henry Gollan, Kt, C.B.E. Director of Messra. Lane, ball has been set rolling, it seems to On October 5 last year, we read, feeling the manner in which mat-K.C.) is recovering from his attack Crawford Co., Ltd. and Mrs. of Influenza but is still confined to Bridger leave to-day on the me, by the censorship case, and the Nationalist Government an-tera are reported in the new his house owing to weakness.&O. liner 8.8. "Ranpura" for following The China Mail's demand nounced that it would welcome a papers; but it is really surprising Presont indications, the "China Home on retirement:

50 "called Mail" is glad to Icarn, are that Arriving in the Colony over 21. for an official inquiry into the Soviet Ambassador, and would res- how often the writer runaing of that branch of the pect Soviet representatives and down" is right. Which reminds me His Honour hopes to be about early years ago, Mr. Bridger was for

next week.

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citizens. Last week, it may be re- of a little story. In writing an

several years, Manager of the S. C. A. office has come demands for membered, the Nationalist Govern-account of a fairly important sociai

A fire broke out at No. 15Grocery Department. In 1918 he was made a partner, and later, inquiries into other matters, auchment issued a proclamation to the affair a correspondent put: "Among Connaught-road, Central, first floor, when the company was formed as the recent Treasury losses. Ono friendly nations of the world de the prettiest girls present was at about seven o'clock last night into a limited liability company, point I cannot understand regard-crying Communism. What do you Brigadier General Blazer,"

the Fire he was appointed one of the The Three engines.

Station turned out and the flames Managing Directors, which post ing this pother is the call for think about it?

next day the correspondent was were soon under control. The flat he has held since. oficial inquiries. The worst thing about an official inquiry is that it is

from

About fifteen years ago, Mr.

called to the Editor's room, "What in question is occupled by the So Chang Teo-lin do you mean by writing stuff like Marconi International Marlac Com Bridger was. Hon. Secretary of

Editor.munication Co., the doors of which

an official inquiry and, once held, Chang Passes has joined his an- that?" demanded the we would not, I suppose, hear any

cestors and those "Well," explained the correspond were locked and the firemen had to the Victoria Recreation Club, and break them down before they could did much for the club by way of promoting boxing contests. Mr. more about it,'

among us who have lived in his ent, that is where he was."

get at the blaza..

Bridger took part in the food ser- domains or in the Narth generally || will utter a little prayer, for the

Mr. G. T. May, to whom asso-vices of Hong Kong during the Government as a Revenue Officer, references of late to clation football in Hong Kong is war, and rendered service to the under a great debt, left the Colony in addition to serving in the the fiftleth anniversary today, calling for Home on the Volunteer Defence Corps.

Too Hot 1

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In the course of many

The Home Govern ment quite recently peace that ho deserves. Down Music and set an admirable here, of course, he was an unknown | Postry. by publishing the report of quantity, almost a mythological the Franca Inquiry, but here they character. What do they know of has in places been advanced that many years in the Colony, arriving mittees that, were formed in the followed the exception rather than China who only Hong Kong know? the Gilbert and Sullivan collabora with an Artillery unit, He had held General Strikes of 1922 and 1925, prominent office in the Hong Kong Mr. Bridger very ably assisted the rule. Any inquiry into matters Nothing, many of them, and the tion was the greatest England has Football Association and in the the Government, rendering valu- which are agitating local breasts others, less than nothing. He was known. Surely this is not so. To Hong Kong Football League and able service in the organisation would, I fear, remain in the hands a kindly soul, was Yu-ting, and my

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my mind, and that of many others, has also been connected with Army and staffing of food depots with of officialdom. It would not, to use always treated such Inquisitive the greatest was that which existed and United Services tournaments. the firm's facilities.

Intoken of his work in a hackneyed expression, be in the weigwaren as myself who broke in between Purcell and Dryden, Incid To-day's Gazette” announces Masonic circles, an Treasurer of public Interest to divulge what took upon his privacy with old-style entally the first mating, ao far as the following appointments:-Mr. the Zetland Lodge, members of place.

Anyway, I refuse to get courtesy and attention. His son, our language is concerned, between C. A. D. Melbourne to act as that lodge presented him with a heated over these things not at the Young General," 1 knew bet musle and poetry, Going into for Registrar, Supreme Court, Oficial beautiful silver salver, suitably Administrátor and Registrar of inscribed. His fellow Directors least, until the weather breaks. ter, and lock back-though the pre-aign tongues we have outstanding Companies and Official Trustee, vice of Lane. Crawford, Ltd., made sent occasion hardly warrants It→ éxamples in the collaberation of Mr. H. A. Nisbet with effect from him a gift or a handsomely in- Every week or so we to pleasant nights of dancing on Verdi and Arrigo Bolto, and June 28, 1028 Dr. R. E. Totten scribed cigar box, while yesterday A Clever of the doings of the Tientsin roof garden known as Richard Strauss and Hugo wives Board for a further term of rose bowl from the general staff. fan ham to be a Member of the Mid-he was presented with a silver Fellow. Mik Mercedes Gleitze, "Dreamland, to which, on Satur Hofmannsthal. The latter pair three years, with effect from May Mr. and Mrs. Bridger take Ether <-London_typlet day night, Chang Hauch llang gave us what is considered to be 8, 1928. Mr. H. R. Butters to act them with the best wishes for who is alwa” about “i per used to bring a merry party, the finest opera of modern times as Deputy Clerk of Councile, with many years of happiness in the

effect from June 18, 1924,

Home Ind. form some swimming.feat or other Chinese and foreigners.

Der Rosenkavalier,

of H. M. S. Pinafore it "Ranpura." Mr. May has been In the Emergency Food Com