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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1929,

behaviour of a few. To be A Chinese coolie was sentenced to

gallant and honourable in time of six weeks' hard labour, by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Police peace is an achievement which court this morning for the larceny ought to appeal to the members of 21 iron bars, valued at $5, from of શ Regiment bearing His the Shun Lee Building Contractor's shed in Austin Road at 5.45 am. Majesty's name.

to-day,

PRAPS-

PRAPS NOT!

Little Joan: "Mummy, I do wish you'd buy me a second-'and piano" Mother: "Bless the child! Why

We, as members of the British Empire, shall do nothing to in- For being cruel to twelve chickens crease our pestige in the eyes of by putting them in a cane basket, must it be a second-hand one?" the Asiatic community by such dressed Chinese woman was fined both 'ands at once.

one on top of the other, a well Joan: "Se's I can play it with

wings.

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"And we have one baby," said the meek man who was applying for lodgings. "Will you mind it?"

"Mind it?" snapped the other. "Of course not. Do you

acts of outrage, which encourage $8, by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the contempt, and foster the ferment-Kowloon Magistracy this morning. ing spirit of Communism. All eyes Another Chinese coolie was fined $5 are upon the small British com-for, carrying two chickens by their munities out East, and by their actions shall they be judged and Giving as his excuse that he had party. trusted. If it is difficult to set an come to Hong Kong because his shed think I'm a. nurse?" example, it should be easy to fol-in the country had been blown down

by the typhoon and he was working A preston loom-overlooker one low one. Let the K.O.S.B. fol-as earth or coal coolie to make Saturday afternoon was watching a

to rebuild one, low that of the earlier members of some money

agame of lawn tennis und made up the Regiment.

banishes, who was deported from his mind that he, too, would take it the Colony in 1927 for a term of five up as a pastime. Determined to The regular monthly meeting of years, was given eight months' hard do it in style, he went to a sports

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Hong Kong, Thursday, Sept. 12, 1929.

THE BRITISH SOLDIER

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plain and stolid, anything but healthy.

Is

Two Chinese cases of enteric fever (typhoid) from the city registration district were notified to the Medical Officer of Health yesterday.

CORRESPONDENCE

PICNIC FOR THE BLIND

[To the Editor of the "Chinn Mail."!

Sir, In connection with the

In answer to a summons against appeal for the V.D.MA. (St. Peter's

some rackets. When the assistant brought a few to the counter, the tackler waved him away with the remark: "None of thad, me lad, I want a gradely one one wi' a pair o' white boots on,"

The editor of a small provincial

came

her for dumping rubbish in Woo-Group) annual pienis for the blind,paper was suddenly disturbed by an sung Street, a Chinese living at 22, which you so kindly published the indignant gentleman who Woosung Street pleaded guilty" other day. I wish to say that I have bursting into his office.

"Look at this advert of mine!" and was fined $5 by Mr. T..S.already received the sum of 365 in

bellowed the purple invader. donations, and the offer of six care. Whyte-Smith to-day.

Such a generous response is most gave you an advert for a house to gratifying, but as there are at least be sold and you've messed every- 50 blind girls to be transported to thing up!"

The editor looked up and thought Shek-O. we still need more cars.

"Ah-I remem- "I discovered that

Laung Man (25), a coolie, was killed at 6 pm., yesterday when he fell from motor lorry No. 254 whilst it was in motion in Connaught-road West. The unfortunate man fell heavily on his head and was killed instantly.

After the picnic has been held I for a moment. will send you a detailed acknowledg- ber!" said he ment of donations and offers of cars. your advert got slightly mixed with

Trusting you will find space to an advert for razors—"

"And publish this letter, and thanking you|

"Yes" bawled the other. this a five fool you've made me look ad- co-operation

vertising 2 house solidly built,

hollow ground!" Yours, eter

Preparations are well in hand in for It the Chinese shops on the approach appeal.

of their "Moon Feast" which takes iś the surroundings. the

place in five days time. Most of barren atmosphere of a bar the shops and houses have fish. racks, that are so depressing to lanterns, large and small, magnifi- most men who wear the knapcently it up, to welcome the moon. sack.

Cards and billiards, con-¡

On the occasion of the screening

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N. V. HALWARD.

Hong Kong, September 10.

COCOON TAX

MERCHANTS

versation and reading are all ex- of the special presentation of the PETITION FROM CANTON SILK cellent palliatives in their way, famous French war film "The. but even they pall. So that the Battles of Verdun" from to-day to question resolves itself into the Saturday, the Majestic Theatre have! placed two imitation cannens in the consideration that the soldier is

main entrance of the theatre to add only really happy, at his case, and a touch of realism to the film. full of that generous bonhomie |

his shirt. P. C. Farrell remarked

Canton, Yesterday, The silk merchants have filed a petition with the Department of Finance to abúlish the cocoon tax and to levy only the silk tax.

The man who had purchased a second-hand motor-ar from a dealer was

with very dissatisfied the results. The car "jibbed" at every incline and had stuck on one

occasion, leaving him stranded on a country road in a rain-storm, miles from anywhere.

When eventually he got home he went round to the dealer and heated- ly told him what he thought of it.

The dealer was surprised. "The var," said he, "was the last word in

The abolition of the former tax motor-cars?" was promised by the Chairman,

"It may be replied the other,

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A Chinese man living at Wuhu we have described above, when his street was fined $5 by Mr. T. S. leisure is spent outside the bar-Whyte-Smith this morning, for General Chan, while he was visiting "but it's a word that ought never rack gates.

throwing dirty water on to Chinese the silk producing districts, pre-to be repeated!" Unfortunately, as the jovial Police Constable C441, damaging vious to his departure to the North. The Department, after giving due but indiscreet Falstaff testified, that that was a common offence in consideration

In the hotel lounge they were to the petition, has men are apt to be led astray by Hunghom, people throwing water notified the members of the Duty talking of the large ants they had

and the

large their own pleasures. Under the over their verandahs!

Re-adjustment Committee to meet on September 11 to decide on this when the American cut in: That's beetles" stage' had been reached influence of merry carousal men

matter.-Canton News Agency.

nuthin'. In my country we have There was ante as big as rats." shocked silence for a while and then the quiet little man in the corner, speaking for the first time, said mildly: "I've seen ants much large than that."

is

over-

died in the

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him. The truck

MUSICAL TREAT

VOLUNTEERS' CONCERT TO-MORROW NIGHT

What promises to be a treat to music lovers will take place at the

Volunteer Hong Kong

Defence

WEDDING

American: "Where?"

Q. L. M. "In India. Why, they

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were

Q. L. M. "Elephants."

I

Her tennis frock's a perfect fit,

Her shoes and socks are simply

*it."

kit

With tennis "blokes" will make a

a hit-

She seldom hits the ball!

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are apt to be somewhat

A fine of $1,566 with the option of seven months' jail with hard generous in the freedom they labour was imposed by Mr. T. S. allow their consciences. They not Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magis- only want to lay down the law, tracy this morning on Ho Yee (25), a Chinese woman, for the possession but very often to "lay out" the of 52 teels of raw opium, found in law. Their minds are not preci-i

a jacket which she wore when she pitated to the future, and the em alighted from the Canton train, barrassing consequences of their behaviour are unforeseen, This

An amah employed on the second Corp Headquarters to-morrow in are so big the nalives train them to

pull loads." Ever since men marched to

floor of 20, Swatow-street met with the form of a Promenade Concert.

American: "Gee! I can't believe familiar a

condition of

The Band of the 2nd Battalion of la fatal accident at 2.30 p.m., yes- battle the soldier has been re- humanity, and is not the prero-terday. She was

What sort of ants leaning out of the King's Own Scottish Borderers that. garded as a jolly fellow, over-gative of the civilian alone. Sol- the verandah putting out some will play several items by kind per- they?" flowing with bonhomie and good diers and sailors have also been clothes to dry when she overbalanced mission of Major B. C. Lake. D.8.0., spirits; a man who fears naught, known to act unwisely during was crushed and she

and fell into the street. Her head and Officers; and in addition the

Corps Band will be in attendance. who likes his refreshment, may their short periods of liberty, and Government Civil Hospital at

An added attraction is promised as Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Richards be, and who, withal, is inclined to even to take their liberty with- o'clock.

have kindly offered their services Her bandeau shocks, perhaps, a bit, be a little boisterous. Nobody out waiting for the official invita-

and this, combined with the fact But hang it! after all- really minded

him, however. tion. But men of the Services, Magistracy yesterday,

Sitting as Coroner at the Kowloon that the Aloha Serenaders are ren- Let sterner folk rebuke the chit, Some admired him, some feared as we have pointed out, live in Whyte-Smith and a jury investigat-toward making this concert as suc-

Mr. T. Sdering popular tunes, should all go We'll make our jokes and hope her him and his liberties, and many trying and monotonous circumed the circumstances of the death of cessful as its predecessors. were grateful for the sense of stances, and there is some intel- He met his death as a result of a an earth coolie at Kowloon Dock. security which his presence assur.lectual excuse for their ebullitions, truck falling on ed. Yet, all things and conditions which a lay psychologist has was at the time being hoisted up by HONG KONG BANKER WED IN

Proudly he walked up to his taker into consideration, he was, described as "letting the cork out a crane and the chain snapped. The

LONDON

betrothed, and drew from his pocket although forming a class of his of bottled-up feelings."

Animal enquiry was adjourned.

a small morocco case. Opening it, own and withdrawn from the civic spirits will have their way, and

The wedding took place on July

he took out a Mr. Owen, lying at No. 18, 24 at Holy Trinity. Beckenham, by

ring a simple sympathies of the average boys will be boys, but there is a MacDonnell-road, yesterday after the Rev. Huge Wood, Vicar of White diamond and placed it on her civilian, generally liked and wel- limit to such animality of spirits noon removed to the Government church, Aylesbury, the local Vicar She looked at it. comed.

and such boyishness. That limit Civil Hospital an employee of the (Rev. W. A. Knight) assisting, of

"It's very small," she said, and The Great War utterly changed has been overstepped in Houg who sustained

house named. Ong Po-sam (20) Charles Layard Edwards, of the

Then: "And not very an injured spine Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking paused. this attitud. Men who had Kong recently. We refer, of throngh accidentally falling from a Corporation, Hong Kong, youngest brilliant, either."

Poor fellow. His smile vanished, hitherto handled nothing more course, to the brutal and unpro-scaffolding erected outside the house son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent dangerous than an umbrella, orvoked attacks by privates of the servant was on the scaffolding.

for repairs. It is not clear why the Edwards Twickenham, and but quietly recovering himself he grandson of the late Gen. Clement laughed, and paid: "Ah, sweetheart, known no greater discomfort 2nd Battalion of the King's Own

A. Edwards, C.B., and Helen, but love is blind!" than sleeping in the sofa on cer- Scottish Borderers upon Chinese "Oh, here's our old friend"widow of W.. L M. Hill, and Raising her limpid eyes to his, tain unhappy domestic occasions, residents of the Colony.

ejaculated Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. she said: shouldered

"Yes, dear, but not stone blind." guns with the Re-

These incidents have aroused morning, when W. T. Tajima, chee-Sydenham.

at the Kowloon Magistracy: this Geo. D. Beggs of 9 Cator Road, gulars, and were grateful for a the indignation of the Chinese maker, of 68, Nathan Road, was little dry straw to cradle their community here, and the shame charged with being drunk in Nathan Road and with refusing to pay his weary bodies. This new condition of the British residents. The

10-cent fare when he boarded a 'bus. gave all sections of the public a fact that two of the men are His Worship dropped the charge of deep and practical insight into Irishmen does not mitigate refusing to pay his fare and fined the life and routine of the mili-their offences. They should be the defendant $5 or, in default seven tary man, of its ennui, its drud- as thoroughly ashamed of them-days jail for being drunk. gery, and stifling monotony,selves as their Regiment, which A party of about thirty students those who had been married for one ganisers, he brandished the pro- Life in the Army is not all has an honourable reputation, is from the St. Joseph's College went year and upwards who should be gramme furiously, and demanded The sleep, pay, and free beer. Not of them and their indefensible out bathing at Nga Shi Wan on presented with a flitch of bacon. the reason of the omission. that the discipline is irksome for conduct. Incidents like these are student named Chan Kwok-hay was "court."

Monday. On the return journey, & Five couples appeared before the young fellow whom he approached. glanced down the card, then laughed rational men, who know that they far too common in the Colony, and found to he missing. A report was The flitch was awarded to Mr. nervously. “Aren't you Signor. must obey in any sphere of life it should be the ambition of the at once made to the Police and the Thomas Collins and his wife, Jelly, the singer ?" he asked. where they are not leaders; not K.O.S.B. to retrieve the unsullied fear was expressed that the Jad was Sophia, of York Vilas, Hanworth. Yes!" was the reply,

drowned. Yesterday the body of Mr. and Mrs. Collins stated that Well-er-your name being that the drill is in the long xum character it has always borne, but the unfortunate student was picked they had been married for thirty Jelly," said the young chap, "it anything but invigorating and which, of late, has been slurred up, and the fears of his comrades three years, and had never had a appears to have been put on the smartening, or that the food, by the cowardly and musoldierly proved to be too well founded............... quarrel

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MARRIED PEACE

NO QUARREL IN THIRTY- THREE YEARS

tapering finger.

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The partly gentleman who had been engaged to sing in the musical programme following a dinner, at a large restaurant, was looking very enraged.. He was scanning the list of musical items, and, to his For the first time a "trial" was consternation, his name · had been held at Hanworth, Middlesex, in omitted! the village hall, to decide' among Approaching one of the

menu, in mistake"

or-