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Miss M. Huttingford, of the War Memorial Hospital, was this ong Kong morning fined $5 by Mr. W. Scho- field at the Central Magistracy for

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compile a new catalogue of the art treasures in the Royal palaces. For leaving her car, No. 8. He was appointed Surveyor of the anattended near the Jockey Club Royal Palaces recently.

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entrance on a race day, Miss En making, this decision H. Giles of the War Memorial King is following in the footstepsrce of God. History, to trok We dropped the pirate some

voice of the people is they lee-shore owing to confused Hospital, was fined $5 by Mr.. W. of his grandfather.

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Schofield at the Central Magis- When Edward VIL appointed be sure, does not confirm this pro-time ago, but have not yet secured tracy this morning. The defen-the late Sir Lionel Cast to that verbial saying. Yet the assump-a competent pilot. There is no- dant was not present in court, but post he took the closest interest tion at the root of our theory of body in authority, to tell the peo- Hong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1936 had written to the Magistrate ad-in his surveyor's work of the same democratic governance is that the ple that our well-tried traditional

mitting the offence.

The Sunday Dart

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kind. Lord-Gerald will find his people are always right in their policy of national : self-defence. predecessor's volumes on the instincts, however confused in their which has been successful for According to schedule, the sa paintings under his care useful to thinking and wrong in their con-centuries, is incompatible with the fclasicos, writes Sentinel in the picturesque ideal of collective se Nellore left Moji last Sunday mor, him in his task. Sad experience shows that aing, and is due to arrive in the This will not be his first experi-Morning Post. If they are for curity. To take a topical instance, there are

no limits to the in- Colony next Thursday afternoon ence of this kind of compilation. tunate enough to find and follow the intention of the amicable ar genuity of men when they be

Last year he published, in colla-2 leader worthy of their confidence, rangement between Germany and gin to think of what they can The Euro-American Returned boration with Mr. John Steegman, this theory of the divine right of Austria is not disclosed. "What is prohibit Yet the Ecensing Students' Union held its first con-fan iconography of his great-grand. King Demos works out fairly well the catch the intelligent citizen. The successful Prime Minister magistrates of Brighton deference on Sunday at the resid-father, the first Duke of Welling in practice especially in Britain, asks, but there is no answer.

where the majority of citizens are serve some fame for deciding ence of Mr. Kenneth Chan, bylton. that no mafi in its taverns must kind permission, at Shatin. Over Lord Gerald Wellesley's first conservative-minded and instine should have the courage of a lion. tively opposed to revolutionary the patience of an on, the thick play darts, nor eke shove 100 members and friends attend-string is architecture. His best changes. In real sound stupid-skin of a rhinoceros, the wariness ha penny on Sunday. Whethered, including a large number of known work is the well-mannered Bagehot humorously observed, of a serpent, and the gentleness of they were quite original in this ladies. The conference com- tower which he designed for his the English are unrivalled," and a dove. He must possess an edict we do not know. There menced with an opening speech by friend. Lord Berners

there can be no doubt that their exhaustible capacity for are grim rumours of it in other the Chairman, Mr. P. H. Sin, who, When this first lifted its head traditional vis inertice has been work, and be able to dispense with towns and also of its defiance before he spoke, asked those pre-100 feet above Faringdon Folly it What it was in the state of

sent to stand in silence for one roused opposition from the local Brighton which put into the

Now it is a heads upon the licensing bench minute, as a mark of respect and district council the idea that it would be "most esteem for the late Mr Hu Han-accepted feature of the Berkshire tolerable and not to be endured" in, on the occasion of his state landscape.

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still is an invaluable asset. holidays-for, even if he can' get The trouble is that democracies away from Downing Street for a can seldom distinguish between few days, he can never put off the their true friends and their fat-burden of ultimate responsibility. terers. The self-seeking demagogue No eight hours day for him he is has too often been justified in his lucky if he gets an eight hours if a man in a public-house play-

belief that men may be led, not night and can sleep for the greater jed 2 game of Sundays we do not

Covering a large area facing on

by their noses, but by their ears, part of it. Brickbats are hurled know. Those sage justiciars

as tenderly as asses are. The at him from every quarter, even have not even told us why they five different streets, over a hun-

A Scottish cinema proprietor was records of the past," said the philo-by members of the Party on whose have now been persuaded to dred Chinese tenement houses in

Causeway Bay near the old Lee in search of a novel idea for pursophic author of "Democracy and loyalty he must rely. And the "tak' a thought and mend."

Gardens and opposite the French poses of publicity. He consulted Leadership," "reveal that the mal-occasional bouquet cast at him as But so it is. After three Convent School, are to be demo-advertising expert, who suggested titude has frequently been persuad- often as not contains a stone that he should give free admission years of prohibition the Sunday fished. and the tenants have re-to old-age pensioners. The ida wased by a mirage of words that the especially if it is a tribute from dart may now be thrown in ceived notice from Jardine, accepted and the following noticeship of State was steering a the syndicated Press.

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CINEMA de LUXE OLD-AGE PENSIONERS ADMITTED FREE

(If Accompanied by Their Parents)

Brighton, the Sunday ha'penny Matheson & Co., Ltd., owners of appeared: shoved. Whether this relief is the property, to quit.

It is said the result of the appeal of the that the demolition of the old licence-holders to Whitehall or houses has been found necessary of some light of commonsense jilluminating the bench from because they are no longer con- other quarters, it is equally sidered safe. welcome. With all sincerity the the earliest Chinese tenements to licensing magistrates are to be be built in this part of the Colony congratulated: It does not real-

These were among

ALLEGED CAR OFFENCE

Driving On Wrong Side Of Road

ly matter whether they have discovered that the game of darts is now played not merely by the commonalty but by those who have two gowns and every- thing handsome about them, and that both darts and the shoving of the ha'penny have now the final seal of respect-

1. R. K. Collings, of the Gov- ability, the approval of the ernment Marine Surveyor's office, B.B.C. We must return thanks was summoned before. Mr. W. to this Brighton bench for a Schofield at the Central Magis- grand demonstration of the tracy this morning with failing to folly of petty prohibitions.

August's Good Record

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keep to the left while rounding a bend in King's Road on October 14 while driving ear No. 1540.

Near

The defendant said he could not plead to the charge as he was Though the August trade re- totally ignorant of the alleged turns for Great Britain fell offence. below those of July they are to Sergeant "Appleton, in outlining be read with much satisfaction the case, said that at 2.40 pm. A decline is to be expected in on that day he was driving car the chief holiday month. Ex-No. 2892 from east to west. ports of British goods reached the Hong Kong Electric Company, Ja value greater than that in any North Point, he saw the defendant August for the last six years. coming at a fairly fast rate and The comparison with August, on the right side of the road. Ee 1935, shows an increase of im-had to pull more to the left and ports by £6.910,355, and of ex-in turning round saw the number The police officer saw ports by £375,160, Two-thirds of the car. fof the rise in imports was ac the defendant two days later and counted for by food, drink, told him of this meident, He ad tobacco, and raw materials. It mitted driving on that road that indicates, therefore, both an day but pleaded ignorance to hav increase in prosperity and pre-ng driven on the wrong side of paration. for greater industrial the road

The case was adjourned for a activity in the future.

week.

LOCOS

Now that we have the re- turns for eight complete months

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Two cases of diphtheris and

their exports this year, wool one case of typhoid were reported lens and machinery leading the the Health Authorities during van. Empire markets are ab- the 24 hours ended yesterday. sorbing more British goods Fittee cases of diphtheria

mmercial agreements with

with Ave deaths, two cases ́ of jother countries are of growing

vale, and last year the British scarlet fever, 17 cases of typhoid with eight deaths and one case of lexport trade

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No Privacy He has no privacy; he is always it was in reality drifting on lee-shore, and the multitude has under the microscope, his least not been apprised of the peril an word or act being minutely scru til it was within the very sound tinised by unsympathetic investi- of the breakers." It was 80 ingators. However large the Gov- Here is a list of US towns with the years immediately preceding ernment majority, the Opposition moment admit duded, make interesting combi cians in power, having frst of all that he represents the country odd names, which, with the state in the Great War, when the politi-will never for a tions Ash, Kan Carpet, deceived themselves (as we TERY or has a right to speak for it. The Mount, Wash; Oz00. Ga Odear,

1.3 to Ger-word "people" (pronounced “per- Me: Skeleton, Ky. Shoo, Fla.; Kay, charitably suppose)

many's actual intentions, failed to [pal")" is now a political term which O.; Hondy, Miss: Fiven, Teen.

point out the imminent peril and connotes all those who are "agin to make preparations to meet it. the Government the assumption being that it invariably gets its majority under false pretences. He

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A wealthy American is reported to have recently paid a colossal sun for an old English bed. In fairness to the proprietor, however, we should explain that it did include breakfast as well-Punch.

Deifting Once More

I am afraid that our ship of mest study the newspapers, which State is once more drifting on aj

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