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A Social

SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1928. -

Our Indignant "Busi ness Man" does not

Mr. Chee Chia-hal, of the G.C.H., has been added to the register of mediest practitioners.

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A man was injured on the leg

yesterday.

Two women wore each fined $10 by Major C. Willson this morning. for putting 12 chickens In a small crate.

The Tinsuon Co., Ltd. wil be

I shown to

Yacht Club, Copenhagen, Denmark, with a plan which is more Intrigu- ing than It is, I fear, practicable. Event Hero, stop at this, strong. Fis Iden

meat at is. “I bug-* P is that

Jaw pro- gest," he adds, "that in future by a bull at the slaughter house should be enacted and mulgated providing that when these playful Habits of the police nation becomes involved in be curbed or these functions be con- armed conflict with another nation fined to times either before 8 a.m. there shall be enlisted as simple or after 5 p.m."That's the stuff to soldiers or sailors the cream of give 'em! I wager the "Business that nation's big bugs, including the Man" felt ever so much better after head of the State, il male, whether getting this off his chest. I repro- president or monarch. The afore- duce parts of this letter for two reestruck all the register in three sald big bugs have in their number sons. One is to show you that you months unless causo all male blood-relatives of the head are doing nothing very clover or the contrary. of the State having attained the age original in writing to the papers of fifteen years; all civilians and expressing your mind, and the other officials attached to the household is to emphasise the difference be-nual telephone rate will be $117, the increase of $9 having been head of the

State; tween conditions here and in Singa- approved by Government. of the the Prime Minister and other pore. In Hong Kong the opening Secretaries of State; all Bishops by the Governor of a new public and Prolates, And so on. building is in many respects a so- As for the womenfolk of the above cial event, and a great part of the notabilities they will, under this business community consider them- scheme, be enlisted as simple selves duty-bound to attend.

Under instructions from tho haps that is because, unfortunately, Secretary of State for the Colonies nurses or servants,

we do not have so much business | a bill is to be introduced amending to see to as they have in Singapore, the civil service pension regula-

tlons.

Then, when all the "For Peace." powerful people have trudged off to war

as privates or nurses the "Secret-

ary of State for Peace" tukes the

reins of office while Cabinet and niker influential posts will be filled by general election. Ilaving gons thus far, the promoter is of the

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Our tearned judges

Moral If Not at Home, however, do Legal, not limit their judi eial activities to "slanging" litig ants, for I have come across a case in which an ex-employee of Lipton's sued the firm in connection with a

opinion that war will become extin-neusien. Linton's denied they were guished, and he follows up the legally bound to continue the pen sion but agreed to pay a smaller one above plan with another among of and waive the question of costs. the wholesale reduction of the na

Mr. Justice McCardie, who sat on tion'a armed forces. The pro-

the case, said that most probably If ject, on the face of it, has its good he had given judgment it would heated cardrooms." My old chief, points; if ever it became a ani have been for the firm, but he con It also has its questionable points, case for the defendants (Lipton's) some not so apparent as others.

From January 1, 1020

the an-

Chief Inspector Walter Kent has been appointed Assistant Superin- tendent of Police, with effect from March 27, 1928:

at No. 50, Nanchang-street. Sham- The master of the bicycle shop,

shuipo, reported to the police that. men, who hired a bicycle valued at $56, had not returned with

Abdul Karin, living at No. 58, An Indlun school boy, named Kennedy-road, was bitten by a dog belonging to the St. Francis School. The victim, was removed to hospital.

Captain Robert Francia. Wright. Royal Artillery, has been appointed to act as Aide-de-Camp, with effect from July 3, 1948, to II. E. the Officer Administering the Govern-

Sir Stanley Reed, however, has inst versal law war would certainly stop.sidered this' was pre-eminently a ment.

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Writes a matric. Stu. dent in the Yellow Dragou, the snappy little publication put out by Queen's College: "The man- drill is the largest of the babboon family and is at once distinguished

spoken in this strain at a meeting of the East India Association, where he delivered an address on Bombay, a city he knows so well.

For more years than I can remember Sir The "drill" Stanley guided the editorial des- does it. tiples of the Times of India, the premier daily paper in fudla; and I look back to a pleasant couple of years spent under his leadership, Austere, yet kindly, he liked, de- spite the utterance quoted above, a drink himself, but did not approve of the youngsters rushing off to the club directly office work was finish ed and staying there the whole evening. In Bombay, as in every big city in the East and Far East, there is of course,-a lot of this sort of thing.

How do the galaries

Ca,

That

to make a moderate offer. Here we Ordinance so as to reduce the an have an instance in which legal principles cuase where moral prin- ciples begin.

Parson,

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A bill amending the Companies:

nual China private companies fee from four cents to one cent per $100 of paid up capital will be introduced shortly.

The

So the Rev. .O. E.

Banque Franco-Chinoise. The Swearing Hayden, the Glou states that the Chinese Maritime cestershire. parson, Customa, having effected the first has been inhibited payment for the half year 1923 on

for "using bad the Boxer Indemnity, the coupɔng'

1925 will be redeemable on the 15th instant through the Bank's agencies,

-out,

· accused of

by its funny check with bright and by his Bishop variegated colours like a clown's language on several occasions dur- N° 7 of the 5 per cent. Gold Loan face, which with the short upright ting the past seven years." Other tail, at once defines and separates charges, all more serious, were at irst brought against him but were

Powerful lights have bean fitted' it from all other animals." short upright tail appears to be the subsequently dropped. Mr. Hayden, on the Observatory Radio-mast, by at Warwick means of which the 5 p.m. time mandrill's tour de force, its infal I understand, was lible means of vindication for, with School, where he distinguished signal will be repented at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Hong Kong Standard" A local jour Time, while the Time Ball is out of out it, how easy it would be to libel himself at football.

nalist friend who knew him at Bris action. The lights may be observed the animal.

tol also speaks of the padre's sport- | with field glasses or small tele- It seems that the ing activities and says he was quite scopes.

a good fellow. I suppose he. Is. Shipping Men. of shipping men on Letting Himself one person in the

On the ground that the evidence world who can let After all, what are a few "cuss" for the prosecution was not suf- the China Coast

himself go with words over a period of seven years?ficient for him to rule that a prima · compare with what their confreres

impunity is an English judge. A Hayden, it appears, used to allow a facie case had been made receive when working for, say, a

The comparison tan cited as co-respondent in a di- naughty ward to escape him when Major C. Willson, O.D.E., discharg ABILY. On June 30, at Victoria Homeside line.

Nursing Home, Shanghai, to would be interesting and perhaps vorce suit before Mr. Justice Hill he made a bad stroke at tennis. Ied Mau Yat-chun,

Lee Kee Company, alleged to have Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Abily, a son, useful. I raise the point because was told he was "obviously a black know a parson who, in Hong Kong, several charges of fraud, from the at least once said "damn" when been committed in 1928, Mr. H. G. Jacques Emmanuel.

a B. and S. skipper happened to guard," while the respondent was HOLLAND-On July 2, at the Vic-refer to it the other day. He said described as a "woman of easy vir playing cricket. But do you think Sheldon, Instructed by Messrs. Russ

torla Nursing Home, Shanghul, he was perfectly satisfied with his tue, and obviously a woman of very I would tell his Bishop. he said and Co., appeared for the defence. to Mr. and Mrs. C. Holland, a job and the manner in which he had low character, and a llar." The "damn"? Not on your life!

Sir Frederick Whyte, who has case in question must have been a TOLLEFSEN.-On July 2, to Cap-been treated throughout his ser

London, too, has its been the guest of Colonel Young' of the Kailan Mining Administra- tain and Mrs. A. T. Tollefsen, vice with the Company. He quoted particularly "blue" one, what?"

"Femina in "Femina" but the

tion for some time, left Tientsir at the Victoria Nursing Home, a number of figures showing what

London. metropolitan specimen recently for Peking for a short a daughter.

deck officers and engineers got out

Despite what I said

la-if 2 woman stay. He proposed leaving the Dellar last week, I see that here compared with what they gat salling out of a Home port and from Concerts. local vocalists are to really spiteful cat compared with capital last Saturday for Man- grace the promenade her sister-hoaxlat in Hong Kong. churia. After a brief visit in,

Manchuria he was to go to Japan, GREINER. Suddenly, at 60 Rue what I can remember of the figures

One day in mall week all the news returning to Tientsin and Peking Moliere, Shanghai, on July 2, there was a distinct advantage in concerts with their presence and

their voices. Well, well, I hope it papers were served with an agency in the early autumn. Wilhelm Greiner, aged 19 favour of the China Conster. of years.

course, there are considerations keeps fine for them. According to report concerning a member of the MEARS-On June 30, in Shanghai, other than sulary that have to be the posters the sum of one dollar is London County Council who was al-

son,

DEATHS.

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Mary Loxton Mears, aged 54.

Hong Kong, Saturday, July 7, 1928.

borne in mind, but the B. and S. man simply touched on this point.

to be charged at least at the first concert. What is this for, please? The military band, I suppose, fol- lowing the custom in other places, The mention of ship will not charge for its services, or

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Two soldiers were executed at

leged to have been fined £100 for Woosung last Saturday by order of legal election practices. The re-the Gendarmerie Commissioner, the sertion. It appears that, six port was all eyewash, and the next charge against them being de- the Iron day the news agency, one of the soldiers stationed at most reliable in England, had to Factory, Woosung, left and took When Laotian the de- effect that the "news" was received challenged near

serters opened fire to resist capture, over the telephone from someone but two of them were arrested. who gave the name and address of a well-known local journalist. Malice was obviously the motiva Which shows you how careful news- papers have to be, doesn't it?

CORRESPONDENCE.

H.C.-His Columr.

"Officers." ping en reminds me if it doca, will only ask a nominat broadcast an explanation to the their rifles with them.

that perhaps I may amount, and I have heard of no I take off my hat to tread on somebody's toes in employ special seating arrangements that ing the expression. A correspond are going to cost a lot of money, Hats Off to Scotland. Before me

ent in Shipping and Engineering, Perhaps, however, the dollar is for Scotland. is one of the most

soe, complains of the use of the amazing examples of

the privilege of hearing the local terza "officer." The paper rightly what sheer pertinacity can do. It is

vocalists. Well, well, as I have contained in a letter from Mr. D. A. replies that this is merely Goodwin, who is living at 3, Mont-courtesy title, the Merchant Ship said, I hope it keeps fine for them. ping Act recognising only such de- gomerie-street, Ardrossan. The gentleman is a subscriber to the "second mute," "first class en signations as. raster," "mate;"

Overland China Mail and in writing

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The China Moil is "Excited" Polico not alone in speak- ing Its mind when

in a friendly spirit remarks that gineer," "econd, class' engineer," matters concerning the Government

and so on. Why use it then? In

BANVARD PLAYS.

it is really wonderful he was able there any call for the title on the crop up. I see there is a letter in to receive a particular issue of the China Coast? Perhaps a "seconda Singapore paper, signed "Bu terested to learn that I have Just

Overland. He encloses the wrapper

does not like being called a "secondes Man," commenting upon the mate" though I do not think they way the "police get excited when the senior member of the civil engineer branch are enamoured, of

service comes down from Govern-

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TEASERS.

Answer The "China" Mail" Questions.

TO-DAY'S POSERS.

To the Editor of the "China. Mail."1 Sir. You will probably be in-

From day to day a series of holf: received telegraphic confirmation a dozon questians, not tremendously that I have secured the sols rights difficult to answer but not always for the Far East for the following so simply solved as may be thought, shows to be produced by my Eng-appear on this page. These, as in lish Comedy Company Thark," the past,ara complied by the Nest" Edgar Wallace's great show time to time questions of local. The Ringor," "The Terror" "The interest Answers are given on. Joker," "Number Seventeen""- and page eleven,

Two White Arms."

wonderful, for the wrapper is ad the suffix "officer." An engineers ment House to Singapore." The "Rookery Nook," "Cuckoo in the "China Mail" staff and include from

which was sent from this office to verify his views. I agree. It was

dressed as follows: "D.A. Goodwin Esq., 8, Montgomerie- street, Scotland. I do not know how many blontgomerie-streeta thers are in Scotland, but I am will- ing to wager there are a few hun- dred. How's that for Post Office cfficiency?

an engineer, and that's that.

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writer was referring to Sir Hugh Clifford and the occasion was the The League of Naopening of the splendid new Post Doing Awaytions has played with Omce building. Yesterday," goes This repetoire needs little com

With War, the problem of the on the "Business Man,-_-"h

hemant as it will no doubt appeal to 2 Who was the first command- abolition of war, Rus- came down to open one of the worst you as being the very best that ant of the Hong Kong Volunteers? could be secured in London at the 3. Who was the first man to in- slay has submitted. n scheme buildings in Asia, and the populace present time,

troduce nickel as an alloy in the which was ridiculed, the United was put to the greatest Inconveni-Particulars of the New Musical US coin ge? You will not come States is at present dngaged upon ence the police could manage, by Cemody Coy, and its repetoire I4. Who was the Chief Justice "Sodden Bars." across many people a campaign, and now comes a gen removing the car park and general will let you have when more do in Hong Kong, in 1886

Enite news is available who have spent a tleman by the designation and namely disorganising life in the region of quarter of a century or so out East of His Excellency Lt Gen, Frits the Hong Kong and Shanghai talking about aodden bars and Holm, GC,G, GGHS, of the Royal Bank

Yours, etc

WALLY BANVARD. Hong Kong, July 7, 1928:

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