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1930.

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AGRICULTURAL SHOW ALLEGED PIRATES IN

TO-DAY

FORMAL OPENING BY H, E. THE GOVERNOR

"LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES”

To-day is a red letter day for

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THIRD SUSPECT MAKING IMPROVEMENT

BULLET EXTRACTED

The two Holos alleged to have the 300 square miles or so of land taken part in the piratical attack on known the New Territories. the s.8. "Halching" on December 8, On an unprecedented scale, anwere again brought before Mr. E. Agricultural Show is being held, W., Hamilton at the Central Migis- which will conclude to-morrow. tracy this morning.

Mr. R. Andrewes, Assistant The venue is Shek Wu Hul, near. Sheung Shui railway station. Crown Solicitor, in asking for a Gates were opened at 11 a.m., further adjournment, said that a followed by the judging of exhibits third man also suspected of being by some of the experts in the one of the pirates, and whose life Colony, British and Chinese. The was at first thought to be in danger, formal opening by H.E. the Gov-was now making rapid improvement ernor is ut 2.30 p.m.

First Idea

at the Government Civil Hospital. He had heard from Dr. Ware yes- terday that an operation had been information about the show is performed and à bullet had been laken, inter alla, from the Com-extracted from the man's lungs. mittee's handbook:—

Since then the suspected man had

The idea of an Agricultural Ex-been improving rapidly and if the hibition was firat suggested by improvement continued, he should H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil be out of hospital in two weeks and Clementi) and the Rev. H. R. Wells, a half.

O.B.E. In the latter part of 1920, Mr. Andrewcs thought that under and on January 16, 1927 a meeting the circumstances it would be batter was held at the office of the Dis to proceed against the three men trict Officer, Taipo, under the chair-together, and asked his Worship to manship of Mr. J. A. Fraser, when adjourn the proceedings against the the matter was considered in all two accused in the deck. its bearings. At the time, discus-

Number of Witnesses

sion concentrated particularly upon Asked as to the number of wit- the possibilities of holding an An-nesses he would be calling, Mr. nual Show.

Andrewes said that at present he Among the earliest supporters did not know, but he thought that were Sir Robert Ho Tung, Lady Ho there would be quite a considerable Tung, Mr. H. Green (Superinten-number of them to be called. dent of the Botanical and Forestry In further answer to the Magia. Department), Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, trate Mr. Andrewes said that they Mr. L. Gibbs and Mr. Fung KI could not concern themselves na to cheux (a retired merchant residing any particular Sessions in which the in Fanling) and there were thirty defendants might be brought before of the village alders representing the Higher Court. They had to suit practically every district in the the convenience of the officers of New Territories in which there are the "Hatching." over 500 villagea.

The Predecessor

make the annual shows a series of successes, steadily expanding in

Idea Approved

GitClos CERTAINLY SHOWED THEIR

PATRIOTIC SPIRIT ON SATURDAY, AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVED

THEY

BY THE WAY THE CLUB

TREATED "THE" NAVAL AUTHORITIES.

IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY

THEY ARE CALLED

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RUSHED OFF AND JOINED THE NAVY.

MHPD WELL AND

PREELY WITH

THE RESULT THAT SONEONE FOR THE CLUB

·SOON CROSSED:

O THE LINE

'I WANT THAT [BALL'

THE CLUB KNOCKED

SILENT! ALL THE TALK OUT OF THEM..

ALTHOUGH CROSSING

THE LINE IS CONNECTED WITH THE SEA T WAS THE CLUB WHO SHOWED

LOOK

THE

T

NAVY HOW TO De

WHIST THEIR WONDERFUL PLUS

•YOUR SHORTS.

IND THE BALL WHICH

IRTED OFF AS SUCH

LOST ALL THEIR 'PLUS

QUITE PIABOLO WRO THE CLUBS TRIPPING TACTICS.

A NICE YOUNG THING STAN Hill 19.

How the Club defeat ed the Royal Navy at R ugger Last Saturday.

BRITISH EMPIRE AS A

WORLD FORCE

GENERAL SMUTS COMPARES IT WITH LEAGUE OF NATIONS

sity.

A UNIQUE INSTITUTION

Since for the smaller peoples there

Rugby, Yesterday. In granting a further week's ad-

Genozzi Smuts, the South African journment, his Worship said that it statesman, made a remarkable speech A committee was subsequently was a good idea to charge the on the British Empire at a luncheon formed and the First Show was three men together, but he would given by the Canadian Club at Mon- held on December 8, 1927, also, have to consider the two prf-treal. To anid that he fait it was a' The Committee of the New Terrioners in the dock. He would again unique characteristic of the Empire tories Agricultural Show have since consider the matter after the that it had given scope and offered op- been engaged in a great effort to week's adjournment.

to small peoples portunities

$5 Do Empire of the past had ever done. The British Empire had deliberately a variety of size and importance as the years, this machine to the New Territories set itself to encourage PREA. With the valued assistance may be seen near the grounds of types and institutions and to produce of the Kowloon Residents' Associa. the Show. Thirdly, as the soll of great interwoven pattern in which tion, the banking and commercial the New Territories is found large-scope was left for every kind of diver circles, together with the enly deficient in essenti. chemicals, thusiastic support of the Chinese artificial treatment to gradually could be no better or more beneficent and European communities in Hong being introduced through the system, he held that they should be Kong and in the New Territories, generous aid of the Imperial foremost in preserving it as a guar- the Committee cannot fall of its Chemical Industries in the way of (antee for their liberties and privileges, endeavour in encouraging develop. Įdistributing gratis to the farmers such as they could secure by no other ment on modern and progressive Sulphate of Ammonia, undertaking agency. He claimed that the Empire lines of agriculture in all its to analyse the soft and making had served as a working model for the various phases in the New Terri- bandaome donations for prizes. tories.

Carnival Spirit Special railway facilities,, thanks In short, nothing has been at-to the courtesy and genercalty of tempted that can be regarded the Kowloon Railway Administra- Continuing, General Smuts said that straying too far from practicalities. tion, are being provided this year the last ten years had been spent in The Committee's method of educat-for transportation of exhibits and elaborating the status of the Domin- ing the farmers in the New Terri-exhibitora as well as visitors to the lens and securing for them constitu

"A Hardy People"

League of Nations, and expressed the belief that the existence of the Empire was the best augury for the perman- ent success of the League, which was achieving invaluable resulta.

STEAMBOAT ASHORE

Chinese Gunboat Stand

British Flag

By

A wireless despatch from Canton yesterday states that the British steamboat "Tin Escape Yat" was ashore Creek, and, that Chinese guriboats were standing by.

The "Tin Yat" is one of the smaller of river vessels plying between Hong Kong and Can- ton. She left here as usual at 10 p.m. on Thursday with cargo and passengers, in company with others, and should have arrived in Canton harbour yes- terday morning.

It was understood to-day that she had not been re-floated. The passengers are in no dan-. gor, however.

BANKNOTE ISSUES INCREASED

IS THAT SO

Thoughts Terse,Perverse-and orse

The flour market is not so dusty.

The average married inn gets little hear below.

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Theory may raise a man's bopes, but practice raises bis pay.,

'Tis said that golfers go to Fanling in cliques with clecks.

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No one has yet thought of call ing aviatore aircrafty fellows.

Trade note: Chinese fertiliser in selling, well-Alao smelling well!

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Lient-Commander Morice Blood, R.N., has been gifted with a young Blood.

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Some motor cars in Kowloon are paid for as ther are used, but not 20 rapidly.

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Newspaper heading: "The Mag- nificent Strides of Man."--Bought at Powell's!

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Newspaper heading: "Crushing

Whatever its ups andwns, life Is best played on the l

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A woman is content ar drasa suits her down to the kn

20% E GRA) D

When it comes to a in most friends are good for nothg.

Silk stockings are sidered "fast" because they run {ckly.

Many women are true steel, but few are of such goodtemper

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So long as we are having ur upa and downs, life will never be too fiat. i

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It's easy to tell a girl she has a kind fate, but not always which kind.

Reported from the Police Opurts that there is a keen demand for rattan

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A kits in the one gift that is 19 turned to the giver when it is ap- preciated.

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The fellow who is losing intérest

CHEERING CROWDS out Kwangsl."A bigger job than in his business will also lose his

SEE PRINCE OFF

VISIT TO AFRICA TO CONTINUE BIG GAME EXPEDITION

AN INFORMAL TRIP

Morrison HUL

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The girl who would have nothing to do with a man with a past pre- fors one with a present.

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Too many landlubbers take their fish supplies as a matter of course -Second course, in fact.

London. Yesterday, A large cheering crowd at

The trade in sandalwood is ón Waterloo saw off the Frince of the decline; the trade in "scandal Wales, who is proceeding to Cape would" is on the up grade. town en route to East Afriqa ton | Sans | D.CO

an informal thres months taur 10 Bome people claim that-there-fa resume the big game hunting ex-no such word as "Can't" in their pedition interrupted at the end of vocabulary but what about Cant? 1928 owing to the King's illness. -Reuter.

An Ordinary Passenger

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At to-night's boxing tournament in the Theatre-Royal it may be a' case of Ew-in and all the others

out.

garage.

capital soon.

✪ C In the men's tennis handicap st the C.8.C.C. It was a case of H. J. Second Best.

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Many a man who thinks he de- serves a feather in his cap has a bee in his topee.

Whlist the paper trade was very bad in 1929 the rag business was uncommonly good.

A fool mirages to keep the fact from himself longer than he does from anybody else.

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Prince" Carol was not among the carol singers who toured Kow. loon is Christmas week.

To

Empty whiaky bottles (relica of New Year) are termed "dead" be cause the spirit has gone.

Rugby, Yesterday, The Prince of Wales had a cordial

The trouble with the average send-off when he left to-day for -Most "topside" wives hardly man is that he thinks himself so Africa to resume his big game know how to put the baby to bed, much above the average. huirting expedition, which was in- and often forget to lock the terrupted by the King's illness last year. His departure was marked by no formality whatever. But

Government Departments are go when he left St. James's Palace, prim and cid-fashioned they will and again at Waterloo Station, large not allow anybody to squeeze their crowds cheered him. His brothers, the Duke of Gloucester and Prince George, and Princess Louise, were among the party at the station to bid him farewell. By his own wish, the Prince, travelled from Waterloo to Southampton 38 an ordinary passenger. At Southampton His

wastes.

"S.C.A.A. Player in Limelight,” The lime was probably given to him half way through before the light failed.

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Some people are not satisfied with the milk of human kindness;· they want the cream as well.

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A tiger is at large in Taipo It killed a cow, was scared away, and le still at large-Is That So

If you think your neighbours are entirely without principle, don't lat

terest.

tories may be illustrated by (sub.Show. Time-table and Information tional equality with the Mother Coun-AVERAGE IN CIRCULATION IN Royal Highness was greeted by the Window Smashers Guild R's an them draw too much of your in

"By slow prudence to

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DECEMBER

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In the C.S.C.C. tennis tourna

According to the Thievos' and Mayor who wished him a happy Ullmann who does none of their stituting one or two words) these as regards special trains and re-try, and the help and good will of Bri-

journey and good, sport. The lines of Tennyson

duced tariffs may be gleaned else-tish statesmen of all parties had al-

Prince amiling thanked him, and fraternity any good. where in this Hand-book.

ways been available. But this achieve-

-TOTAL OF $78 MILLIONS ment was only half the battle.

then, followed by his equerries, The Chung Mel Garage Co., Ltd urged that the next ten years might

Sensational football incident at make flexible a hardy people are operating an augmented bus be given over with the same zeal to

hurried to the gangway to the liner Happy Valley: "Miss in Goal.ment J. A. could Bendall but tho Following the agitation for more "Kenilworth Castle." He was re and thro soft degrees induce service between Mongkok and Un the achievement of closer co-operation paper money in the them to the useful and the Long via Tsun Wan, Castle Feak and real solidarity in policy. He made

In the Colony and ceived aboard by the Captain, who mouth. The ordinary custodian winner-Not every one can upset good.”.

and Ping Shan, while the Nam Hing this plea as a man who had given the Government's decision to conducted him to his sitting-room in the history of civilization, it is ditional bus service, between Unghting to escape from the British Bag tax on amounts issued over the quadside cheered and song "Auld opened" in regard to the develop are smaller in stature than the

In passing, let it be noted that Motor Bus Co, will maintain an ad- some of the beat years of his life in walve, its one per cent per annum on the promenade dock. The liner Impossible to over-estimate the im- Long and Sheungshul.

of business. portant role played by the plough. In the opinion of the Committee, Ism as a doctrine. But he felt that 345,000,000 (by the Hong Kong & Lang Syne and God Save the ment of the air maile-We shall present dressmakers may go out Let us hope that the day will not be an annual occasion like this Agri the British Empire was an institution Shanghal Banking Corporation) King Haif a gale was blowing not send wars that way.

Sugar Importers complain that far distant when the ploughmen in cultural Exhibition should be value, and that the citizens would three figuing banks have incrsan British Wireless Service.

of a unique type and of inestimable as from December 19, 1929, all and rain was falling heavily.

Scientists attribute a gay tem- the New Territories, for that mat suffused with the joyous carnival show little evidence of political saga od their circulation as compared

Enriler Cable

perament to a sound stomach. We the lack of proper banking fact

and he spoke ma no lover of Imperial--|

sailed: at four o'clock: "crowds on

must have been missing.

--- China notifies "remittances

& Barrow.

11. Q If the next generation of women.

the primitive hooked stick for the staging of such features as those it on ordiminished in vigour to their The returns of the averageSouthampton-to-day in the that sound and they are far from dificult-But who wants to put ter throughout China, will discard spirit and is sufficient to justify the city and foresight If they did not hand with NovemberThe Prince of Wales kails from know some owners of stomacha lities is making business most

tion and of specie: in

serve in to resume his big game hunting trip.

modern motor,plough as in use to generously contributed by the Chin children, so that it might play an day on the vast grain Belda of Wo Athletic Association, Chung even more beneficent part in the world's amount of banknotes in circula- "Kenilworth Castle":"for Capetown, gay, Canada, and the United States. Sing Benevolent Association, Miss Fairs than it had already done-Bri-. This single Implement is eloquent to Pablan and other Chiness ish Wireless Service, evidence of the stupendous strides musicians and other Items-38 sp made in the wheat-growing Westera peers in the programme. countries. The rice-growing 880-

tion of the world should not fall too far behirde

Incation

--Enthusiastle Support

For the cnvenience of Chinese

and Europeans, the Committee hard made pro

Chinese? And

cess of Western

Hong Kong, during the month in East Africa, which he abandoned With the signs of civil warfare ended December 81, 1929, as cer- at the end of 1928 when the King in China ebating tin appropriate was taken ill. The Prince, who will that an article in a contemporary tifled by the Manage

be away until the end of April, fs should Le headed "Feace Goods anxious that his four should be as

Trade.".. far as possible of a private nature.

RECRACKER W

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pective Banks is as

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which falls

Ganara

$89 Chartered Bank &

the

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He is taking no ceremonial:left with During last week the folk on him, and will travel on the the Island consumed 47.54 million Kenilworth Castle as an ordinary gallons of water-Was there a

famine in whisky for the Christ reaching

1,000,000%)|| Passenger."

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·59,686,198′′> 86,0

for

Capetown he will mas celebrations?

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of South Africa, The old kill Joys who say they

sugar in a bank, anyway?

A girl student has conquered all male rivals in the annual ora- tional contest in Peking-Why weren't the men handicapped agalnet such a woman talker?

The ideal motor cycle for Hong Kong la the medium heavy twin cylinder machine, which, we read, has a much sweeter, pulling power on hills and long climbs. How sweet!

efore travalling don't know what the world's coming A motor manufacturer's agent is credited with complaining that to Dodoma, to would, cease worrying - they yika Territory, the stopped to realise that they there is no "train" to protect Bik abandoned his couldn't stop it if they did. tinh makes against those of other Magone countries. Hence the strafe fa-

An hotel manager Intimated on stead of the "g

that certain Christmas had 15 cents In them

these

Percy alw zames of things by