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This reminds us that we also have come ueross (and that not so seklom) in the homes of respect- able citizens small pieces of table crockory and anpery bearing the impress of hotels in various cities of the work. One lady we met had made a collection of teaspoons and proudly exhibited it to her friends.

She said she always made a point of taking away with her a tea-spoon from every hotel. at which she put up. And as she had travelled extensively she had a large collection.

Funny Physie..

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1931.

Personal Pars.

The "hot gespeller," Aimee Sem- ple Macpherson, was secretly mar- fed at Yams., Arizona, yesterday. She flew, there with her new hua- to her secL. band, British convert

is a music David L. Hulton, who teacher, says a Reuter message.

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ANOTHER

HAUL.

OPIUM

Heavy Sentence for Chinese Cook.

On information received, the Re- Introduced by Mr. C. T. Wàng, venue Départment boarded a Wu- Mr. Shigemitsu the New Japanese chow Arewood lighter, which lay Minister) presented his credentiala at anchor off-Cheung Sha Wan, on to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek rester Sunday night.

After a careful day morning. at Nanking. Bath search, they found 49 taels of pre- parties expressed the liope that the pared opiùm and 960 tacls of raw ; Tickling and laughter as exiating friendly Sino-Japanese re-oplum cleverly concealed in a therapeutic is the contribution of lations would be further consolidat-large cargo of frewood. Tong the famous explorer, and big game ed, says a Reufer message.

Wing-chi, who stated that he was hunter, Mr. H. W. Seton-Karr, to

employed as cook on board the the world war against disease, The newly appointed Minister lighter, was arrested. He appear Remarking that the laughter of for the Netherlands, to Chins, Mr.ed before Mr. W..Schofield in the dogs was expressed in tail-wagging | W. J. E.. Thorbecke, and Mrs. Central Folice Court this morning, and face contortions, he said: Thorbecke are due to arrive to-day "I am rather fond of tickling on board the new J.C.J.L. steamer animals, playing with them. If Tisadane, on their way to the you want to tickle an elephant you North. They are travelling in the have to use considerable force company of, General J. C. Pabst, 'with a

hard substance, like a the Netherlands Minister to Japan. brick. but tickling in general has who is returning 'from Home leave. curative effects.

Mr. Thorbecke is succeeding Sir

"It should be practised in .hos-William Oudendijk, inte Kether pitals on. a large number of lands Minister In Peking and Dean people as a therapeutic, and, from of the Diplomatic Body, who retired my experience, I have no hesita- some months age. tion in suggesting this ramedy-for disease to the medical profess "on." Commenting, on this the Man- chester Guardian says:-

The possible spread of "chiro- practic from U.S.A. is not the only threat to orthodox medical

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LOCAL ESTATES.-

practice a lecturer in London has Money Left by Former

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Residents.

MR. C. L. MAY.

Estate in the Colony valued at $283,500, with net personally at Home valued at £20,773.2.7, was left by Charles Lena Mey, who died at Corfe House, Arnison Road. East Molesay, Surrey, on December

and pleaded guilty.

Fines amounting to $31,000, with the alternative, of one year's hard labour, were imposed.

Another Seizure.

As a result of the huge, seizure of non-Government prepared opium. made by the Water Police in the early hours of Saturday last, five Chinese, were remanded in the Kowloon Police Court this morn-

ing.

Appearing for the defence Jr. Lee Hon-fan asked for a date for {hearing, which was fixed for Fri-

day afternoon next.

The quantity of opium involved is 5,065 taels, valued at $60,780.

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

Access to Flat By Ruse,

OCCUPANTS gagged,

Under the pretext that they ñad three robbers, armed with a re come to repair the electric lights,

volver and a dagger, gained en- trance to 1. Bute Street, yesterday afternoon. The occupants of the flat at the time were Li Hau-kwong and his wife.

Li and his wife

just assured his ardienee that tickling ought to be used in hoy- pitals as a therapeutic." and that he has "no hesitation in kuggest- ing this remedy for disease to tha medical profession." It is to he hoped that the B.MA, true to its and other imposts. let the whole usual policy, will decline to take system be scrapped and a better any notice of the suggestion

heaven forbid that chucking the more equitable one intro-patient under the chin, or titling duced simultaneously with the his toes with a feather should new Budget. Let the Govern- ever become part of the bedside 20, 1930, Finding The Money.

It must have been in The Supreme Court has granted ment give a frank indication, manner!

anticipation of that unseemly hos-re-sealing of certified copy of pro- Within a few wesks the where politic, of its proposals sibility that the Foet Laureate of bate to Mr. D. J. Gilmore, manager

evolved that world of the Chartered Bank of India, Li told the Police that he und Colony's Budret for the ensuing not alone to Unofficial members Scotland year will be submitted to the and to the Finance Committee of famous lyric "Stop your tiekling. Australia and China, attorney for his wife were bound and gagged the Bon, Edmund Leslie May, of and thrown into a room, the doors The | Legislative Council. Speculation the Council, but to the community

Spec. Grove Road, East and windows of which were clos may he keen aniong certain see-through the medium of the Press.

News in Brief.

Molesny. Surrey, and the West-ed by the intruders. After taking minster Bank Limited.

a gold ring, valued at $20, from tions of the community whether Let it invite constructive criti-

In his will testator directed that the woman's finger, the robbers there will be any fresh taxation.cism and friendly suggestions, The lowest open air temperature the estate be shared by his two proceded to ransack the premises. Alrendy the hope has been ex- thus creating that feeling of humidity was 86 at 10 am, and 81

yesterday was 76 degrees. The song, Edmund and Norman,

They decamped" With a' hau of Mrs. J. B. Mackenzle, "pressed by Unofficial members mutual confidence and trust that

money and jewellery to the tatt Mrs. Jane Bethune Mackenzie. of $200. that such will not be necessaryj ought always to exist between

who died ut Daresbury, Malvern,

were released Worcester, on February 27, 1930, from their bonds by a relative and His Excellency the Governor administrators and citizens in a has re-echoed that hope. Since Crown Colony If such a course

with net left local estate, valued at $161.500. later in the afternoon.

personalty at Home then, however July 16-is not considered feasible in its

amounting to £17,850.3.2. She charges for water meters and entirety-conservatism is always

made family. bequests in her will.

The executors are Messrs. S. H. for the use of ambulances have the besetting sin of Colonial Goy-

A woman. Li Lai (79), who was Petre and .E. T. Watson both of S, been, increased, without one enments-it might at least give knocked down by a motor bus Carlos Place, London, and re- werd of public protest by any of such bodies as the General and opposite the Sikh Temple 'n Morrisealing of exemplification of pro- the Unofficial members. Thus Chinese Chambers of Commerce in the Government Civil Hospital torney, Mr. M. H. Turner, solicitor.ese, pleaded guilty this morning at son Gup Road on August 12, died hate has been granted to their at Ho Tak, an unemployed Chin- has the spirit of the utterances and the various Residents' Asso- at 10.50 last night.

Mr. P. W. Blackwell.

the Kowloon Police Court,. to steal- and the hopes expressed in the ciations a prior-indication (again

Philip William Blackwell, late ing a metal cigarette case and a Choi Yuk-lam, the woman who of 205. The Peak, and formerly of $1 note from another Chinese on Legislative Council only a couple as far as is consonant with the

attempted to commit suicide by Hankow, who died at Klotzsche, Mongkok Ferry wharf, on Septem- fmonths been killed.

necessity for secrecy regarding hanging herself at 7, Hollywood near Dresden, Germany,

on October 12. Prem like splitting straws to liquor and tobacco duties) of its Road, and who was found by her ber 6, 1930, left estate in Hong He admitted three previous CBR- argue that higher water meter Budget proposals in the main. husband in an unconscious condi- Kong amounting to $21,900, with victions for similar offences and rents and higher ambulance fees Taxation and inposts of all kinds tion, died in hospital yesterday.

was sent to jail for six months with do not come under the category:

hard labour. have gone up inside one short The master of the sa. Tatsutesan The sole beneficiary under, the year, due to the slump in the Maru has reported at the Harbour will is hie widow, Margaret Alice of taxation; but, they are im-

dollar, which latter in its turn is Office that the ship passed a derelict Blackwell (now Mrs. Scott Bell), juck drifting bottom up in Lat. 24 living at 23, Clarence Parade, responsible for the almost pheno- deg. 04 N. and Long, 118 deg. 36'

She is also the menal increase in the cost of liv-] E. The wreck is

a danger to sole exécutrix named in the will. navigation..

and re-scaling of certified copy of prohite has been granted to her All pupils and teachers of the attorney, Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, Chinese Middle School at Suining Bulícitor. in North Kiangsu, nambering more than a hundred, have been captured

levied '

It may

Falling from the third floor verandah of 121 Second Street, youth, Shek Sui-yin (13), fracture ed his skull, and had to be taken to the Government Civil Hospital.

net personalty at Home valued at £2,322.14.10.

pests just the same, and imposts the whole community:

Southsen, Hants. on The stereotyped schedule rates and taxes may not be in-

of

ing generally for the dollar paid

case, as pre-

citizens. In any cedent has proven,, it is a mere waste of words to condemn or

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CLUTCHING HAND.

Prison for Habitual Pickpocket.

To-day's Thought.

Rivalry, when coneldered from the old-time standpolat of, antagon- ism, can never solve our problems, because it is essentially solish: Success attained by some means failure, to others, and hence con- tains within itself the seeds of Ita

Monitor..

Ten Years Ago.

(Erom the "China Mall" ot

September 15, 1921.)

creased. It is quite easy for the Government to promise this if it| has its eye all the time on other methods of raising more revenue

even mildly criticise. any fresh nd are being-held for ransom by FORTUNE OF CHURCH HISTORIAN own dissolution-Christian Science. to balance the Budget. As the imposts once the Budget has bandits who raided the city last

The Rev. William Hon Dr Kotewall pointed out, in been actually introduced. Only a Friday, says a Reuter mesange.

Hunt, of public typhoon of protest could less than one year the assessment then move officialdom to alter from heart failure, whilst at sea, torian, author of "The

The death of a deck passenger eminent scholar and

Philimore Gardens, Kensington, an church his- tax had been increased four per or vary any of the Budget pro-was reported at the Harbour Office Church in the Middle Ages" (1883) English cent.. shipping charges raised, duties on liquor and tobacco sub-time the Government will be in (Captain J. J. Blankert). The 1909, loft property of the gross posals, particularly as by that this morning following the arrival and other works, and president of In port of the J.C.J.L. s.s. Tjisadane the Royal Historical Society 1905- stantially. augmented, und an possession of the views of the Tisadane, from Saurabaya (Sep-value of £126,070, with net person- amusement tax introduced. Unofficial minority in the Legis-tember 5) and Batavia (September álty £117,697. The testator left: Now we have higher water meter lative Council rents and higher, charges for the use of ambulances, besides the authority given to bus and taxi, companies to increase their scale Souvenirs! of fares. Where is it all going to end?

Mail Commentary.

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buildings of the college.

Today's dollar la worth 2/8%.

D), arrived at 7 am.

To celebrate the institution of £4.500 6 pc. National War Bearer the new railway halt at Homaatin - Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central. Fallows of Trinity College, Oxford, residents of the Gardon City and Bonds, 1929. to the President and by the Kowloon-Canton Railway the, Police Court yesterday afternoon, as a fund bearing his name, the their friends had a gala night last conducted a Coronor's enquiry income of which shall be used in night, when the band of the Wilt- Into the mysterious circumstances An American sailor, spending attending the death of a Chinese improving, enlarging and executing shire Regiment gave a fine concert his leave in the interior of China, man, who was found injured in extraordinary repairs to the programme, which was enjoyed by recently, came across towel Stubbs' Road on August 18, and The community has a right to ing coolie.

wound round the neck of a sweat- subsequently died from pneumonia As it bore the mark in the Government Civil Hospital be considerately treated by our of a towel supply company of St. on August 19. The jury returned Budget framers. If more sacri Laule-his native town-ho pura verdict of death irom natural fices are still deemed necessary, turned It-to its owner.

chased it from the coolie and re- He was theeess at Home-must be unable to ascertain how the towel borne by all sections of the got to China, but was told by the Colony, high and low. If this coolle that he, had stolen it from cannot be achieved through the hsiang because he (the colle) had the quarters of General Feng Yu-

existing system of rates, taxes, not received his month's wages.

Causes.

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