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The Macao Charity and Com- mercial Fair opens at 9 p.m. on: Saturday.

Two "British" cases of enteric fever, together with one "Chin- esc." were reported in the Colony yesterday.

The Club de Recreio are hold- ing a bowls "at Home" at King's Park at 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 10."

Mr. P. T. Lamble, I.S.O., has been appointed honorary secre tary for Southern Japan of the Rationalist Press Association.

The forthcoming marriage is announced of Mr. Paul Heesch, mercantile marine officer of the

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1928.

CORRESPONDENCE

CHINESE REGARD

PRAPS-P'RAPS.NOT!

He, on the golf course: Stop-

ed three holes!"

(To the Editor of the "Chins Mall.")

Sir,There are those that

Bay, "The chief characteristic of the ping now? Wity, we've only play. The following two facts offset this forty-one. isn't it? And I've Chinese, la Selfish-Individualism."

She: "Certainly. assumption.

already made that?"!

bogey is

Mistress: "Mary, did you tell

In a city of our neighbouring province, several bids had been made for a piece of property but, when the owner, a widow, heard cook I would help her this morn that a missionary society wanteding ?” the place, she at once accepted

Maid: "Yes, ma'am, and she

the offer, even though it was the Jay's can it be another time as she lowest bid, for said she, "I realise has so much to do to-day?” that it will be put to, a use that will greatly benefit my people.'

Lambeth woman: I have not

married.

In the same province a valuable any daughters now: they are all 8.s. "Norviken," and Miss Gun-site was offered to a missionary tang Nilsen of Horten, Norway. at a low figure, he was unable to buy. Later on, a large trading Messrs. Lammert Bros. are company asked for the land. The auctioning Japanese etchings, all owners were willing to sell but of the newest designs and suitable at an increase in price of more for Christmas presents, on Mon-than a hundred per cent. When day, according to an advertise the company demurred, the own- ment.

Dr. W.

Defendant, at Tower Bridge : Court: Will you swear you asked me if I had a licence?

P.C.: Yes. I'd swear anything.

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Solicitor (at Shoreditch): Are":

Woman: Yes, I

ers of the site contended it was a you married? different proposition, as the tradam thankful to say; it gives one The forthcoming marriage ising company had in view the mak- a sense of security, announced

King of money only, while the mis- Dunscentbe, whose address is at sionary would build churches and

Chairman of Derby. Magis- the Hong Kong Club,. and Miss philanthropic institutions which trates: Tell us the best story you Kistna Corday, who is coming to would greatly help the people of can for yourself now. Defen--

China.

dant: No, sir; I will tell you the Hong Kong by the NY.K. $.9. "Tango Maru."

The Kowloon Motor Bus Co., Ltd., state that an inspection and test of the new 35-senter buses will be carried out by the Captain Superintendent of Police, the Hon. M.. E. D. C. Wolfe, at 5.30 p.m. to-day, at the Star Ferry Station, Kowloon,

Estate in Hong Kong sworn under $1,100 and £1,284 else. Beatrice Wheeley, formerly of 57; where was left by Mrs.. Emma

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Hong Kong. Friday, Nov. 2, 1928.

THE HONGHAI PIRATES

lawed, and it would appear that England, who died at the Univer their social ostracism is now get-street, Bloomsbury, on

sity College Hospital, Gower

Jan. 4, ting on their nerves, They are 1928. also having to put up with physi-

Two Chinese, described as boatmen, were discharged at the Kowloon Magistrsey this morn- ing, where they appeared on remand, on a charge of the theft of a compass from the 8.8 "Kalgan." Mr. W. Schofield said could not be identified as the one that the compass in question reported missing.

Man

(at Tottenhamy:

He:*

Even to-day many Chinese con- truth, tend that money is not 'all; there are other things of far greater: value. Any people holding such threatened to knock my head off. a truth is not a decaying nation. As a sport. I took off my glasses. for in it are the fundamentals of and said:

"The pleasure is. real vitality, endurance and pro-yours." gressiveness which will develop them more and more in spiritual and moral values.

Yours etc.,

NOT SELFISH.

Hong Kong. Nov 1, 1928.

MR. S. BOULTON.

SEVERING LONG CONNECTION WITH THE COLONY

·POPULAR TAIKOO MAN

back more than 30 years, will be nection with the Colony goes

Mr. Boulton's long spell in the Colony was broken by only two short periods of leave at Home, totalling 15 months..

A keen bowler, Mr. Boulton, was one of the first members of the Taikoo Bowling Green Club in the organisation of which he took an active part.

Mr. Boulton was also a keen Volunteer, a Sunday School tea cher at the Quarry Bay School, and a strong supporter of the Anti-Mui Tsai Society. He was

Chinese School. also associated with the Taikoo

1

Man (at Wood Green summon- ed for assaulting a woman): It was her tongue which caused it. It kept coming out, and I lost my temper.

·

Defendant (at Epping Police Court): I don't wish him any harm, but I hope the next time he goes out in his car he will break his neck.

Chairman of Southend Bench: If some machine could be invent--

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Solicitor (at Willesden): I ask

lying about that I steal from," "It is only cars that are left was the candid confession of a man who was charged at Bourne- mouth Police Court with theft.

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"Why did you get over the garden wall?" a defendant at Acton Police Court was asked.

Defendant: Because I didn't: want to wake the baby!

cal discomforts which probably A Chinese man and a boy were Mr. S. Boulton, of the Taikoo ed to evaporate women's tempers"

this morning, charged before Mr. concern them much more serious-R: E. Lindsell with the theft of Sugar Refinery, a well-known it would save the Court a lot of ly. They have been communicat-a motor horn and cover from a Hong Kong resident whose con- trouble. ing with the villages in the motor car parked outside the Lee vicinity of the hills in which they Gardens last night. The man

was sent to jail for four weeks leaving for home on retirement you not to take any notice of the have taken refuge, and have with hard labour, whilst the boy on the P. & O. s.s. "Macedonia" defendant's disreputable appear- made it known that the effect of was ordered 10 strokes of the Bath, Somersetshire, Mr. Boulton ment summons clothes.

on November 10. A native of ance, sir; he is wearing his judg-· their being cut off from inter-rattan.

first came to Hong Kong in May, course is that their food supply what should be a most enjoy-post in the local Government ser- is not the proper place for a

1898, on securing a temporary.

Mansfield miner: A front room - has run out; also that they are able dance is to be held at the vice. Afterwards (in January, public meeting. Solicitor: Where "cold and lack winter clothing." City Hall to-night, at 915 p.m., in 1903) he joined Taikoo's and had would you hold it? Miner::In a: Accordingly, the inhabitants to aid of the M.C.L. funds, the func- been with them ever since. public-house. whom the "Reds" addressed Branch of

tion being arranged by the Police. the organisation. themselves, and who include the Tickets, one dollar each, may be pirates who were particularly pro-litained at the door. Music will minent in the "Tean", and "An- be supplied by the Hong Kong

Hotel orchestra. king" piracies, have been threat- ened with pains and penalties if they do not assist the discomfited "Reds." Several skirmishes have already taken place; in which the "Reds" seem to have been auc cessful. Probably, they would

Man at Hull (charged with re- It is quite refreshing to learn have gone on sweeping down upon

fusing work at the workhouse); that the notorious pirates of the the villagers, robbing them and

"There are three things open to me: to walk about the streets Honghai Bay district, who give the pirates to their hearts content

destitute, to go into the work- as much trouble as they possibly had they not met with opposition the arrest of a Chinese, named A warrant has been issued for

house, or to go to prison; and of can, are themselves being trou of a different kind The author-Lo Chl-ting, for the alleged em-

the three evils I choose prison." bled at the present moment. Itity of the Hoifung district (the bezzlement of $22,000, belonging

Husband: "What! You bought. appears that they are being sub-conet of which is on Honghal Bay) to the Jardine Engineering Cor DIES OF TYPHOID

[an artificial arm?” jected to a form of tyranny that sent out several expeditions, with poration, between May 1 and.

Wife: Yes, dear. You must be galling to their liberty-the result that the "Reds" act!-tood that the wanted" man had October 28, 1928. It. is under-

The death occurred at the Gov. Was a great bargain, and

Husband: "Great Scot! What loving hearts. The "Reds" of the vities were temporarily curbed. been employed in the compradore day, of Mr. A. Copeland, Chief could you possibly be thinking of?

ernment Civil Hospital on Tues- district are after them and, what Several of them were captured department for about a year. Officer of the 8.3. Anjon." He. You haven't got any earthly use is more to the point, have been and one of the leaders was ignom-

was admitted to the hospital on for such a thing." pressing them closely. We have no iniously "carried in triumph to are holding a dinner on Saturday dominal trouble. Typhoid fever you travel on the railway a good Wife: "But, dear, you know The Craigengower Cricket Club Friday last suffering from ab- compunction in expressing com- Hoifung city." In this the pirates at 7.30 p.m., which will be fol- set in later and death supervened. deal, and you can never tell what plete satisfaction that the tables and those associating with them lowed by a dance. During the The late Mr. Copeland was 54 may happen." are being turned on the piratica! seem to have been much luckier Mr. B. W. Bradbury early in the Aberdeen. He served on the coast. The cares of the long day are

interval silver spoons offered by years of age and was a native of miscreants, for they certainly de-than they deserve. Perhaps the season to lawn bowls players for many years in various serve all the misfortune that re-authority in question regarded whose rinks came out with the tribution can bring upon them, the matter as one of a choice of best aggregate will be distributed, Sympathy with them is worse! two evils.

aleo miniature shields to those who participated in winning the than useless. They have shown It is, however, satisfactory to senior division championship..

The funeral took place at that they feel none for others, learn that the pirates have been

Happy Valley on Wednesday, and therefore they cannot expect made to realise what compulsion Two Chinese women have been among those present being officers to have it offered to them when means at the hands of desperate from, opium poisoning, stated to many other sympathisers.

admitted to hospital "suffering of the Steamboat Company and His they themselves are being vic-men. It is not unlike having a have been self-administered. One own vessel was not in harbour at timised. Indeed, at the risk of dose of their own medicine, and of the women is Chan Kwan-ying the time. appearing vindictive we shall ex-all lovers of law and order will of No. 3, Sharp-street, Wanchai, press the impious wish that the hope that the pirates were com the Government Civil Hospital. who is in a serious conditionin Reds", will be successful in compelled to disgorge a quantity of pelling the pirates to disgorge a the loot of which they callously.

MR. A. COPELAND

PASSES AWAY-AT GOVT. CIVIL HOSPITAL

vessels, joining the s.s. "Anjou" about five honths ago when the vessel resumed service on the West River,

EWO" VETERAN

the other, Cheung Fang (28) of DEATH OF MR. J. MCGREGOR No. 642, Canton-road, Kowloon,

considerable part of their "ill-robb

robbed those on board the rean was taken to the Kwong Wah

gotten gains. They have got off and "Anking."

riospital at 12.80 p.m., yesterday,News was Now that the and died at 8 am.

FORBES

received in the Colony, by cable, yesterday, of the death, in Scotland on Wednes day, of Mr. James McGregor Forbes, fate of the Swato branch of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe son and Co., Ltd. The late; Mt.

much too lightly, so far, and local authority have shown what their punishment, which is long they can do towards suppressing It is advertised that com overdue, may as well come from the banditry of the depressed mencing on November 5, and duf- the "Reds" as from anyone else..

ing certain extensive alterations "Reda" perhaps they may logical to the levels, etc. of the road It would appear that the "Redsly conclude that they ould not between the Craigengower and Forbes Joined the company in

in question are the remnants of do better than turn those who tried to put into praction to the pirates tice the farcical idea of govern-trict, who are now Bu ing Swabue on Soviet Lines--and serious menace actually did so for some six gress and prosperity than thos

nonths. They were then who were for a

Police Clubs, tramcars, will entér 1881 but did not come East until Happy Valley by Percival-street, 1903 when he acted as agent at di A motor bus service, between Swatow. He remained in the more stern Market and Happy service of the company until his oro Valley, operated by the Hong retirement in 1920 when he set- Kong Tramways, Lui., will start tled down at Forres, Scotland. on November 5. The route will be Except for brief, visits the late by the present tramway route ex Mr. Forbes was never in Hong efected and took enough to see and be at the poween No. 2 Police Station Kong during the many years he flight in the neighbouring hills. instigation of Borodin, Eugene ind Morrison Hill-road, where the was in the East, But the "Reds, like those whore Chen and those others misguided. The service will run every

uses will travel via Wanchai political views are not expressed enough to be the tools of the seven or eight minutes and the

any sort of colour, are not Russian Soviet.

ire 13 ten cents,

A Chinese was this morning at the Kowloon Magistracy, fined $3 for cruelty to two chickens.:

over,

Here, deep in the depths of my

chair,

snuggle and watch the blue

smoke rings

All lazily mounting the air, And faces I'd almost forgotten

Appear in the fire's ruddy

glow...

There's Molly, and Kitty, and

Sissy,

I loved them in turn long ago;: There's Dot, too, who swore she'd

be faithful,

But left the old village one day; And Florrie, who came every

summer,

Who was what the folk called

"a bit gay." Fre

Dear girls! Ah, I find myself**

wondering

If you have forgotten me quite, When a voice from above-breaks.:

the stillness

“Are you going to stop down

there all night?"

COME AND SEE US IN OUR

NEW HOME

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