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|A Tattoo Suggestion.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1928.

"Mr., C.-P. Anderson," of Messra.||

It is, of course, too late in the Palmer & Turner, architects, has

on the "President Pierce."..

"How's your carpenter, friend?", "He died from maintos Poleoning."

"You menn ptorzino. 'don't: you?"

"No. He took off his bapts to

day to advance suggestions as to gone to Shanghai, sailing to-day P'RAPS-P’RAPS NOT! how the forthcoming Grand Tattoo shall be conducted, but

Mrs. Edith A. Baker, a well- there is still time, we think, to known local resident, sailed for put forward a matter which will Seattle on the "President Pierce" have to do with the allocation of to-day. She is going to New York the proceeds. The money raised and is to return In November. by the Tattoo is going to assist worthy objects; we are not seek- "Uninterested." We would like case his feet and trod on a rusty ing to belittle the value of the to publish your letter but as the ad- nail with his big toe." CURTAINork of the Y.M.C.A. in Hong dress you gave, so far as wo are able

Kong. But we do think that the to ascertain, is not your own. we "Here, wot's this bloomin' bill new Soldiers and Sailors' Home must refrain from doing so-Editor. for?" asked Bill Sikes of the NETS." which is in course of con-

|humorous warder. struction on the Praya should re-

Chev. J. M. Alves (principal of "Well," said the humorous war- COLOURS,ceive some consideration when the

time comes to "divide the spoils." Mesars. J. M. Alves & Co.), who is der, "you ane. It's like this, we've The Home is a one-purpose in-a director of a number of local only just found out that you're the stitution, the one-purpose being companies, aniled on the "President wrong bloke, and that's for seven: to help the Serviceman stationed Pierce" to-day for Shanghat, ac-weeks' board and lodging." here. As the appeal which was recently issued in connection with It points out, finds are urgently required for its furnishing and

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companied by the Misses C. and E. Alves, his charming daughters,

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The young man who had just re- Iturned from Africa fancied he was

a great explorer, and was guilty of considerable exaggeration in his accounts of his travels.

for starting its machinery in Mr. and Mrs. J. Goforth, of the motion; and the Grand Tattoo, it General Board of Missions of the would seem. is being staged at a Presbyterian Church in Canada, He was seated in the drawing- most opportune moment-just, in who have lived at Cheung Chau room with a circle of admiring fact, when the resultant proceeds Island, left Hong Kong to-day, friends. are able to do the utmost of They sailed on the "President GREEN,

"Yes," he was saying, "and as I good. We sincerely and hopefully Pierce" and are bound for Shanghai. fought my way through the im pass on the suggestion to the

penetrable jungle, strange 'wild' "DALBETA" FADELESS CURTAIN NETS organisers of the function.

Long strings of firecrackers were birds swooped down and attacked Ignited by friends, colleagues and mo, pecking fiercely at my head--" subordinates when Mr. T. B.

"Say " broke in a sceptic. They Wilson, General Agent in Hong were woodpeckers!" Kong of the Dollar S.S. Line and

John Brown, a cobbler In a the American Mail Line, sailed for Seattle, to-day on the "President village near Durham, is quite up-to- Pierce" to enjoy a

date in his business methods." well-earned holiday. Mr. Wilson

He has christened h's establish. wont

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The other day a customer brought

Four cases of small-pox were reported to the Medical Officer of Manila a few weeks ago and returnment "The Boot Hospital."

ed on the "President Pierce" yea- Health over the week-end. All

terday, and is now continuing his a pair of boots which would have were Chinese.

journey to America.

disgraced a gouty tramp..

A large snake, over, ten feet in

killed by an Indian. near the

Secretary of State for Foreign length, was Affairs whilst in London, and it constable is presumed that the ex-Canton official presented similar views to

carly yesterday.

Wanchal Gap

A foki of a gold and allversmith at No. 264, Queen's-road Central, is reported to have absconded with eight pieces of jade, worth about

Sir Austen. The Foreign Office, however, is not likely to accept them with the same degree of trust that the average news $800. paper-reader might feel inclined

Canton Fruit and Vegetablo

"I wouldn't have them mended if I were you," said John; "I would present them to the deserving poor."" he added sarcastically.

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A paragraph in this morning's police reports stated that at about 3.60 p.m., yesterday, Police Launch "But. I want them mended, and I No. 7, which was patrolling the thought this was a hospital," harbour in the charge of Sergeant torted the customer. Whant, was proceeding through the Naval anchorage when she col- the cobbler; "but it's not a mor

"Yes,. mister, so it is," replied lided with a Naval torpedo launch.tuary, understand." According to

a report made by Sergeant Whant, the bows of the Abe: "I saw a man making faces police launch was crossed by a to-day." Naval Inunch with the torpedo Jake: "What for?"

Abe: "For a couple of clocks...

to accord them, so perhaps no Guild has arranged a strike in pre-launch in tow. The Naval coxswain

market.

My m

real harm has been done in this ftest against the Finance Bureau's connection. The statements, how-levy of a 2% per cent. surtax on ever, illustrate how misinformed fruit and vegetables brought to the -to put the most charitable con- |struction upon what Mr. Hu said General Li Fook-lum, formerly the speaker was regarding ac- commander of the 5th Army at from Shanghai tualities in China and in the Ná. Canton, arrived

yesterday by the "Empress of tionalist camp in particular. We Russia" after the closing of the 5th read only yesterday of alleged plenary session at Nanking. peevishness on the part of Mar. shal Chiang Kai-shek, and we

Passengers arriving in Hong have fresh in mind the Incident Kong on the 6.8. "Empress of Rus- sia" Included Mr. A. C. 1. Bowker, concerning the hurried trip of Mr. H. Choa, Major J. W. Aiken- party-adherents to Shanghai with Donaldson, Mr. and Mrs. W., Hall, the three motor-car loads of docu- Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell, Dr. and Mrs. S. Spencer and Major C. S. M. ments. By these portents alone

Stilwell. China is in no position to call for co-operation from the Powers.

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was alleged to have sounded two He's a clockmaker.". blasts and then awang his craft to starboard. This sudden movement Jack (after reading a letter) did not give the police launch any "Ah, that's good. I've passed my chance to alter her course, and she exam." struck the torpedo launch amidship. Fred (thoughtfully): "Well done, causing damage just below the old chap, I passed my own last water line.

THE NEW CHINA.

DESIRE FOR CO-OPERATION WITH EUROPE.

MR. WU HAN-MIN.

DEATHS.

London, July 26. Mr. Hu Han-min, who arrived last CABRAL CARVALHO.—At Lisbon,

According to vernacular report, a week in London and who has been on August 19, 1928, Guilher-

There is one other point raised Chinese student named L-Kwok-conferring with the Foreign Scere- minn H. Cabral Carvalho, in the interview in London to kwong, who, on several occasions, widow of Carlos FX de

delivered anti-Japanese speeches in tary was for about ten years Gov Carvalho (By Cable) Shanghai which mild exception may be Yokohama to Chinese audiences, ernor. of Canton. and Macao papers please copy. taken, and that is Mr. Hu's jumped overboard while being de- In the course of an Interview he ECA DA SILVA-At the French analogy of the treatment ac-ported to China. His body was not

Hospital, on August 20, 1928, corded China, an ally of Britain recovered. at 6.15 pm. at the age of 47, Francisco Filomeno Eca da Silva. The funeral will pass the Monument at 5.30 p.m. this

afternoon.

TAM-On August 16, Tam Wing, aged 55, passed away at his

house in Shanghai.

MR. WU HAN-MIN.

in the Great War, and the treat-

week."

Jack: "Oh, did you, and what waa youra-Indian Civil??

Fred: "No.--Bankruptcy."

Barber (testing the razor): "De I hurt you, sir."

Victim: "No; not so badly as the last man who had me in his chair."

Barber (highly gratified): "Ah! who was that, pray?"

Victim: "The dentist."

Mrs. Cooke had a new servant, and, after the first cake she baked, the mistress went to the kitchen.

"Delia," said Mrs. Cooke, "your cake was very good, but there were

not enough nuts in it."

"Well, mum," replied the girl, said that what had been regarded as "the reason I didn't put more in a revolution was now at an end. was because I couldn't crack any Those representing China were now more to-day, Indeed, mum, an". and other Powers to co-operate with crack." in a position to ask Great Britain my jaw hurts yet from them I did

Murphy was a sore trial to the

ment accorded Turkey, which was iving in Shanghai-street, Yaumati, Lal Wah (21), unemployed and an enemy-State. He said that the who had been arrested on a war the Chinese in their schemes of re- unequal treaties remained in rant for the alleged embezzlement construction. The Nationallat Gov- China but the capitulatory terms of $98.70, the property of Lau Kam. ernment had now succeeded in se parish priest. imposed upon Turkey after the Nullah-lane, was sentenced to two anxious to co-operate with its was something appalling.

a coolle contractor of No. 28 Stone curing proper control and was The amount of whisky he drank cessation of hostilities had been months hard labour by: Mr. R. Enelghbours in the promotion of

If you don't sign the pledge, waived some three years ago. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy trade and the development of the Murphy," said his reverence, in the What Mr. Hu fails to do is to ask to-day.

country. It would be wrong for the course of a long warning conversa- Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 1929, himself the why and wherefor of

Chinese to try to hurt their neigh-tion, "you'll become like the man The Officer Commanding the 2nd bours for their own benefit; what who was so full of whisky' that this state of affairs. The answer King's Own Scottish Borderers, re- was done should be to the mutual when he blew out a candle hie is that Turkey has worked hard ported to the polica by letter yes- advantage of all peoples. There breath caught fire, and he died?” for her own salvation, and has terday, that Private B. Prit had been unfair treaties in the past, "I'll take the pledge, Father." We reproduce to-day extracts played up to the British Conces-chard (23) a native of Derbyshire, but so far as Great Britain was con-answered the delinquent, I will, from an interview granted by Mr. sions in spirit and deed. China, since 9.80 a.m.,

had absented himself from barracks cerned China had received promises I promise never to blow out on Sunday. The that relations should be put on an candle again!" Wu Han-min, one-time Governor on the other hand, through no man was later found by the police equitable basis. of Canton, in London and wish fault of her own as a country but in Taipo.

In the past it had been the custom being asked, and witty if not ap

At a party where questions were most heartily we could find our- by reason of the many militaria- selves in entire accord with what tie ventures and personal cam-dent, Loan and Mortgage Company of the Near East and China the sick city coal merchant asked what legal

A tallyman of the China Provi- to say that Turkey was the sick man

propriate answers were expected, a he has said. Without adopting paigns for personal power, has was sentenced to six weeks hard man of the Far East. It was authority was the favourite of kis the "alick" procedure of pleking done nothing to treat with Bri- labour, by Major C. Willson at the the side of the Allies in the Great

curious that while China was trade. sentences from his statement tain until a fortnight ago. It is Central Magistracy yesterday, for war the Allies had not removed the

One answered: "Coke." harbouring a girl of 15. Mr.. which may make it appear that difficult to help anybody who will E. H. Williams prosecuted for the unfair treaties, while in the case he has oxaggerated, we cannot not help himself,

Secretariat for China Affairs, and of Turkey, which had been an refraft from quoting: "Those re- With the rest of Mr. Hu's the defendant was defended by Mr. enemy, the capitulations had for presenting China were now in a remarka we are in agreement.

Horace Lo...

three years been cancelled. People in Great Britain, wore' perhaps apt the corner piped out "Littleton." position to ask Great Britain and By coming to an arrangement in Mr. Morley Horder, a member of to forget that China was just about the other Powers to co-operate connection with the Nanking the Church Body of the First as large as Europe, with a popular with the Chinese in their schemes Rape the Nationalist Government Church of Christ Scientist, Mac- tion considerably greater, while the of reconstruction." Also: "The has indicated that it is "autious

donnell road, reported to the police opportunities for trade were renor- yesterday, that some time be- mous, Nationalist Government had now to co-operate with its neighbours tween 1 pm, on Sunday and 9,20 succeeded in securing proper con- in the promotion of trade and the a.m, yesterday, a thief entered trol.. As we who live out development of the country and, the Church and stole "table"fan"

worth $20. here know full well, nothing of as the speaker added, ib would the sort has happened. We all be wrong for the Chinese to try. entertain hopes of witnessing to hurt their neighbours for their women treacher from the Guild- Bias Maude Hoydon, the famous such a desirable state of affairs own benefit; what was done should house, London, who has been stay- in China, but it is carrying the be, to the mutual advantage of nghere a few days, left to-day for matter a little too far, we think; all peoples. These sentiments Japan in Shanghel by the Chen, Lad to Sun Yat-een's widow (Singappro), Ba

via invitations to Mr. Eugene (Kuala Lumpur); to assert that the Nationalists have our most cordial approval; if tout of America and Austrails and The Committee, how have a ship-shape form of put into actual deeds soon would arrived here from Singapore last report desires Government and control over the China be in the happy. position to Friday. In September or October, Is to adopt Loft tendencie country. MrHu-Han-min; we ask for co-operation

04 Miss Royden is to return to Hong, to vent the generals, from Koz are told, conferred with the Powers,

It Is bo

Colony!!

"Right" said the coal merchant." Another suggested "Blackstone."

Very good, too," said the questioner.

Thon a little. bare-faced man in

Whereupon the coal merchant sat down without another word.

Among those elected to Fellow ship at the last resting of the Coun cil of the Royal Colonial Institute MR. EUGENE, CHEN,

werg B Allisons (Kunla Lumpur), G. W. Bell (Port Swet- According to a Riga telegram, in-tenham), E C. Caoper (Singapore), cow to the effect that the Central N. R. Jarrett (Kelantan), A. 3. K formation has been received in Mos- Charles Harry (Kuala Lumpur); Organisation Committee convening Macdonald (Singaporo), FE A B the congress of the Kuomintang. has Sewell (Singapore), Watt

Wright

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ding to this Kong) and Arthur Wai-tater Woo, make рене

rd M.B. (Hong Kong During the der pakt two months 786; new Fellows have been elected easily, a roword. The total membership of the In atitute is now