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OH, WHAT A DOG'S

1. LIFE?

"THE NIGHT RIDE.”

"The Ride Night" is a

Congratulations, will to-day be Yes, bays, it is certainly no joke extended by their many friends to to be, the star reporter of any big. Messrs. T. M. Perpetuo and P. dá papers in the United States of Roza, two well-known Portuguese | America. One has only to go there members of the Civil Service, who. and get acquainted to know what An official announcement atatas both complete 32 years in the Govt is all like. that .M.S. Medway and Mernment Service. They joined to Submarines Odin, Osiris, Oswald gether on August 1, 1898, as clerks that purpose is too expensive, then If taking a trip to America for and Otus are now due to arrive in in the Post Office, where they have go to the Queen's Theatre and sec Hong Kong on August 11.

worked together ever since, being what it is all about. The thrilling appointed together on January 1 talkle, "The Night Ride which la We understand that Mesars 1927, to their present positions of now showing, faithfully depicts the Arcullt Brothers have been appoint- public servants in the senior cleri-life of od aale distributing agents in Hong cal and accounting staff, Class 3,

a star reporter who is Kong and China for Messrs.

dragged away from his blushing During his long period of ser- bride on his wedding day by 2 Carson, Ltd., the well-known-vice, Mr. Perpetuo has held the heartless and frantic chocolate manufacturers of Glas- following responsible posts in the wants a "scoop."

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The star reporter, faithful to his pointed August 1, 1923), and As-duty as a hound, is faithful to its Wong Fuk-tain, alias Wong Ping-sistant Superintendent of Mailsi ezent, goes on the trail of a murder, hose. Plain shadesam, who was discovered dead (appointed March 1, 1926), which only to find himself held up-by

Ming Yuen on or about July 4, left post he is holding at present, a desperate estate sworn to be under $1,400. an indication of the trust reposed tell him

gunmen who candidly He is said to have returned to the in his ability it must be recorded "Inquisitiveness" will cost him his that his professional Colony from America about the end also that he had had full charge of life and that of his newly-married of Jure this year, after having the Mails Department as acting Su-wife as well. resident in America for three years.perintendent of Malla from August The cause of death is returned as 18, 1926, to June, 1927, during the fast and good, as they say over Then, the thrilling scenes come. being due to pulmonary tuber absence on leave of Mr. Hynes, the there, but to tell you more will spoil culosia, and opium poisoning, Superintendent.

the fun.. Letters of Administration in the Mr. da. Roza's present position picture to see. estate- have been granted to Wong in the Post Office is nesistant Su- U-ski, alina U., Pik fong-

perintendent of Mails, Registration Brunch (appointed April 1, 1924). Mr. H. A Taylor, assistant That he, too, is regarded as a re- Superintendent of Imports and liable officer is evident from the Exports yesterday afternoon fact that during his 32 years of ser- charged, before Mr. T. S. Whyte vice he has acted as acting Super- Smith, a Chinese connected with intendent of Registration and Par the Po Yuen wine shop, of Wai cel Branch on no fewer than three Ching Street, for failing to give occasions--January 1'to August 31, correct information of spirits re-1920; January 14 to November 10, --With all respect to the good in-ceived in the shop on July 21, 1921; and March 21, 1923, to April tentions of the Government, we The prosecution's case was that the 6, 1924. would suggest that any

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Hong Kong, Friday, Aug. 1, 1930.

"en-

adjourned the case.

INSPECTOR SWAN.

LEAVING THE COLONY ON RETIREMENT.

A "SOCCER" CUSTODIAN.

I

*NIX ON DAMES."

Laughs were frequent during the timing of "Nik On Dames," the Fox Movietone all talkie which opens at the Queen's Theatre Many of them were due to the wit on Sunday.

of Donald Gallaher, former Broad- way producer, who is directing the production.

In one scene in the actor's board- ing-house where much of the action takes place, realism called for an assortment of heard but. unseen noises, vaudeville players practising everything from tap-dancing to saxophonės, while the actors in the Bcene itself went through their lines, Chief among the off-stage extras was an Ivory-tickler with orders to practise scales. When It' eame to making the picture, how- ever, the pianist forgot himself and hammered out A Sousa march. Hong Kong footballers and "Boc- Gallaher summoned an assistant. cer fane" generally, and his many "Go over there," he commanded, friends in particular, will regret to "and tell

that guy I said scales. learn that Sub-Inspector R.S.R. What does he think he's doing. Swan of the Police, the well-known building up his role?? and popular Interport-goalie," who A. Yamamoto,

Mae Clarke, Robert Ames and a draper, wng

had guarded the "éitadel" woll for William Harrigan have featured- They before Mr. Whyte-Smith at the us in several encounters with our parts in may have the figures set out be Kowloon Magistracy this morn Shanghai rivals, both here and at adapted from the story by Maude the picture. which was fore them, but there seems to using charged with arriving in the the Northern Settlement, will be Fulton. no reason whatever that they

Colony from Kobe without pay leaving us for good to-morrow, should travel thousands of miles, at the expense of the British tax-

which could equally well be sup plied by local authorities.

JAPANESE STOWAWAY FROM KOBE.

ing for a passage on the British when he sails for Home on the POUTLOOK IN SPAIN. ateamer Nellore.

Defendant pleaded guilty and

The ship

POINT OF LAW.

AFFAIRS OF RUSSIAN BANK

and O. sa. Kalyan.

"Swance." as he is popularly

service as a Police Officer. He re

CHANGED SPIRIT, IN CATALONIA.

brought about a remarkable change

is Catalonian political conditions.

It seems to have acted as a mirror

to men of all classes in this great. industrial area; they have seen. themselves in It largely as workers

and producers, meriting the esteem

of their fellow-countrymen and of visitors from the world over.....

This new appreciation of them- selves, together with a justifiable * PUBLIC SERVICE.

pride in the growing prosperity of their capital, has done much to Mr. Edward L. Stainfield, clerk allay their traditional political and usher, Supreme Court, to-day unrest. The Catalonian capitalist completes 23 years in the Govern- realises that the prosecution of ment service.

the separatist movement would Appointed clerk, G.P.O., on cost at least a year of industrial August 1, 1907, Mr. Stainfield be- chaos and, if successful, might came clerk and usher, Supreme count for very little; and the work- Court on July 1917.

ing men understand that any During his thirteen years' con- political upheaval would mean pay.. nection with the Court, Mr. Stainless months for them.

payer, to glean more figures said that he had no intention of known, to his friend, is going away)

coming to Hong Kong. :

Mr. D. Cavanagh, second officer, on retirement after nearly 18 years told the Magistrate that the ceived his appointment as a Police The very great interest which all Of recent years there has been Japanese hid in No. 5 hold for Constable on October 3, 1912, and Europe has taken in the really ad- over a week, but the night be-received his promotion to Sub-mirable Barcelona exhibition has a peculiar craze on the part of fore last he gave himself up, prob- Inspector on October 11, 1927. the Government in power to send ably for want of water. He To both "Swanee" and his wife out trade and economic missions went to the engineers' mess room best wishes will be offered for a

for food and drink. TRADE MISSIONS:

all over the world, in the vain should have arrived here on Wed-good voyage, and a long and happy hope that by so doing they would nesday, but owing to the typhoon retirement in the Homeland. According to a recent state secure an immediate panacea for they could not make way. The MR. E. L. STAINFIELD, ment in the House of Commons the industrial backwardness of Kobe and must have had enough stowaway boarded the ship at, by Mr. G. M. Gillett, Secretary of the country. The Mission to food with him to last the trip, the Overseas Department of South America, under the chair- but the sudden delay made it run ........COMPLETES. 23 YEARS · IN Trade, the Far Eastern Trademanship of Lord D'Abernon, short, and so he became hungry. Mr. Cavanagh stated that in all Mission is to visit Japan, Nanking, which returned last year, certain probability defendant would have Shanghai, and Hankow, northern ly helped to cement the friend got off at Hong Kong without be China and the districts around ship between Britain and the ing detected. Canton. The speaker very ad- Argentine, and, as a result certain His Worship imposed a fine of $50 or one month's hard labour visedly adds, in parenthesis, that valuable orders have been placed in default.. the Mission would visit Hankow with British manufacturers. But if possible. "Judging from the the work of the Mission we main- events in that City and vicinity, tain, was the kind of work that as reported in the news columns should be done by the British

eld has acted in the capacity of There are still, however, many to-day, it would be exceedingly Consular authority or Ambus-

Second Bailiff on four occasions, irreconcilables in Barcelona who inadvisable for them to visit sador and his assistants.

namely:-1919 (March 28); 1921 would go far to the shedding at The Shanghai creditors in the January that area for some time to come.

There is at present a scheme, Russo-Asiatle Bank case trade an 1924 (March 21) to 1925 (January "berty," whose exact value none 23-November20) much blood, indeed for the regard to Japan, the visit is which has recently been put into appilation before & sterday sitting 22); and 1927 (May 27 to June of them can gauge; some are supposed to be merely a "cour operation, whereby Britain shall of the Full Court yesterday after-10)

noon for an extension of time, on

Idealists, some malcontents, many tesy visit," to return the send trade representatives to the the grounds that notice of motion acting Head Balliff in 1927, from all of them are out of touch with Mr. Stainfield was appointed professional trouble-mongers, but Japanese visit to Britain. The various foreign Fowers. The had not been Bied within the legal June 11 to September 1 and re- the forward movement towards visit to China, we suppose, is also latest appointment, is that of Mr. period of two weeks after judg-cently acted in the same capacity work and the Increase of work. in the nature of a "courtesy Hutchison to Manchuria, an- Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr. Millington.

until the appointment of Mr. vieit, to return the very nice way nounced in the news columns to HG. Sheldon, for appellants, the Chinese are behaving to Bri- day. To send out a large and ex-addressed the Court on the point at tous and foreigners in general. pensive Mission. however, ap issue, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, counsel for the London creditors, in re- The underlying purpose of the pears to us to be thoughtless ex-sponse, sald that he was prepared Mission is said to be economic. travagance. What would be to leave the matter to the decision ⠀⠀ PIPE MAJOR: MACKIE'S According to Mr. Gillett, who, of easter than for Crown to of the Court, The Attorneys

ADVENTURE. course, belongs to the Labour authorise, our Colonial Govern powered him to speak on behalf of Pipe-Major W. C. K. Mackle

General, he explained, had em Party, Britain not taking a ments to apoint commissions of the Omcial Liquidator to the same Pipe. Major of the Hong Kong proper place in the advance of enquiry from their own areas? effect

Volunteer Defence Corps, will leave export trade, although he fails to Merchants and industrialists in The application was granted, with Hong Kong next week to compete In a proviso that no precedent be the Highland Games at Bant, consider whether this can be dus Hong Kong and Shanghai know establishedFifty

Canada. to the policy of the present Gov- far more about the conditions of

Originally In the 2nd (Seaforths, In view of the increasing competi ernment. Everything, apparent Far Edstern trade than most of ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE which, he joined so long ago ss 1901, Hon from taxis the Bus Companies

left to the Econohale the members of the Far East de a changing Mr. Mackie was transferred to the on the mainland have resolved to A Misaton, whose principal duty, It Economic ssion are ever likely

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GOOD LUCK!

When the inevitable" has been inevitable" for forty years! -crash.comes, in Spain, the touch- hole will not be Barcelona, as It. 'would have been a generation's, time ago, when Ferrer was preach ing the assassination of, a young klog.

Ten Years, Hence,

[From", the "China Mall” of August 1, 1940,7

tione, Prior has approved the Isane of the staff of the Kowloon Docke would Service dial of the Order to The China Afull wishes him every On the score of retrenchment the Divisions Superintendent Pun success in his quest, in the know Government has decided to become aling Chunk of the King's College ledge that he is no beginner/ad its own printers, and the new, Goy could Old Bay Division and Difisional be was the youngest Pipe-Major in erament Printing and Advertising

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