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OPINION AT HOME.

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OCTOBER 291, 1926. M

TWINS AS DEPUTY LADY MAYORESS.

LONDON'S NEW LORD MAYOR.

SWEET HERBS CEREMONY.

號九廿月拾年五十國民中

TWO PIRACIES.

LAUNCH BOARDED AT YAUMATI.

MASTER OF RAIDED JUNK RELEASED."

For the first time in the history. "of

The news of two daring piracica has London there will be at the Mansion been reported to the local police. In one "Bouse" during the current Mayoral year case & launch was actually pirated in two young women with equal right to the Yaumati Typhoon shelter and taken deputise for the Lady Mayoress and to away by the pirates; while, in another sharë her duties on occasions. They, are instance, the master of a trading junk, the 18 years old twin daughters, Mar who was kidnapped as long ago na May, garet and Elizabeth, of Sir Rowland and kept in captivity until early this. Blades, M.P., whe

was unanimously worth, has returned to tell the tale of chosen by the liverymen of the guilds of how his boat was raided by piratea.. the City of London to be Lord Mayor for the civic year beginning en November

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The piracy of more recent date was There is some mild surprise at the news

characterised with extreme daring, being that the Duke and Duchess of York have

carried ont in the very Harbour itself. secured the tenancy of 145 Piccadilly on

The Misses Blades are at present at The steam launch concerned was the a lease. They will not, however, go into school in Paris, but they are to return Tung Sang, which at 4.15 a.XII. са residence until after their return from home when their father goes to the Man-Wednesday, was waiting to be towed their Australian tour, and in the meansion House. When Lady Blades, their away from the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter time a good deal of interior alterations mother, is absent from London they can when the pirates made their appearance, will be carried out. The house, which both claim to be entitled to act in her

Threo men, armed with revolvers, 18, QUEEN's BCAD CENTRAL. TIL ORNIBAL 75, used to be occupied by Sir William "and

boarded the launch from a sampan, which Lady Noreen Bass, is spacious and looks

The present Lady Mayores is the they abandoned. The coxswain and five right across Piccadilly to the Green Fark daughter of the Lord Mayor, Sir William tokis who were on board the Tung Sang What is even more interesting to many Pryke, whose wife died shortly after he were forced to assist in the launch being. who follow the doings of Society is that took office. She was' congratulated by taken at about direction of Cap Sui the Duke and Duchess were expected to the aldermen, sheriffs, and liverymen of Mun, where they arrived at about 4.45 instal themselves at York House, in St. the City on her forthcoming marriage,

and they expressed special pleasure tha: a.m., with the lights burning: On-ar- James's Palace, as soon as the Prince ofis will take place from the Mansion House rival there the coxswain was ordered to Wales had removed to Marlborough before her father's mayoralty ends. take the launch to Tin Mun. House. It is being said that their ex- pected move into Piccadilly suggests that not to take up his abode in the traditional home of the Heirs Apparent. He wants, as far as he can, "to live his life in his own way.

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The Prince of Wales has found it de sirable, through his private secretary, to set out his attitude in regard to the in- creasing number of invitations he receives to attend public dinners. In recent years His Royal Highness, it is stated, has found it difficult to attend even a mail proportion of the many dinners to which he is invited, and therefore he has divid- ed such functions into three categories. They are (1) dinners which have national or imperial character; (9) those organised by the many bodies with which he has a direct personal connection; and (3) those held by independent societies which exist for the promotion of one particular science, art or trade.

"The number of annual dinners," it is further pointed out, "in the first two categories at which the Frince's presence is, practically speaking, indispensable has increased to such an extent that it is now almost impossible for him to attend those which belong to the third. In that cats- sory too it would obviously be difficult for him to adopt a selective principle. 4 such societies have, from his point of. view, an equal claim on him. He has therefore really decided that for the present he must decline such invitations unless there are very special reasons against doing so."

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The new Lord Mayor will be the first holder of the office and also a member of Parliament since the late Sir Charles of the launch were forced to go on board Hanson, who was MP. for Bodmin, was at the Mansion House in 1917-18 Bir Rowland Blades was senior sheriff of the City while Sir Charles Hanson was Lord Mayor.

A fishing boat being overtaken between | Hoxazone Horz'; Beruzsa BAY HOTEL Chu Lu Kok and Castle Peak, the crew

the boat, the pirates threatening the crew of the boat on their raising objection.

Lady Blades.

Sir Rowland Blades, who has a third daughter aged 10, and whose 14-years-old heir is at Winchester College, represents the Epsom division of Surrey in Parlin ment as a Conservative. His wife is a very active political worker in the con- stituency and she is president of the Women's Conservative Committee.

All the ancient observances were kept in the Guildball at the ceremony of the Lord Mayor's election.

The Common Crier of the City, called on those present not of the Livery to depart on

The fishing boat took the crew to Ta Nan Chong, from where they made their way back to Kowloon. The pirates, meanwhile, had steamed away with the Tung Sung in the direction of Ling Ting.

The steam launch Tung Sang is owned by Leung Ya, of No. 13, Wing Lok Street, and is valued at $10,000. Its length is 2 feet, with a beam of 181 fect, and a 6 foot depth.*

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The second piracy referred to occurred in Chinese waters in May last, and from the report made by the master of the junk concerned, who has now returned following his release after nearly five months captivity, it appears that on his pain of imprisonment a junk (which was of 2,000 picula capacity) sweet yet pungent odour pervaded the at the time of the piracy were a crew of Common Hal when, as a reminder of six men, five women and six children. the days of plague, the floor was strewn The junk, which was well supplied with with sweet herbs, and the members of arms and ammunition, left Teat Po, in the Court of Aldermen and each of the the Sam Wui district for Hongkong on high officers of the City, in accordance May 14th with a cargo of vegetables and with the custom of centuries ago, carried about 100 passengers on board. When a posy of old English flowers.

nese Kau To Wan, in the Heung Shan KING EDWARD district, just after midnight, launches came alongside, and the junk was boarded by five or six men, armed with revolveru

Surprise in London.

The opinion generally expressed in London is that Mr. Chu, or whatever Government in China he claims to repre- sent, ought to attend to the beard in their own eyes before they talk about the mote in the eyes of other peuple--in this case, Great Britain. The comment is made that instead of protesting to the League against British action in China he

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One of the launches Inter towed the cargo junk to a place near Canton, ar- riving there on the 19th. All were re- leased, with the exception of the master,. who was held for ransom,He was order- ed to write for money, but none came. He was released on October 8th, and then returned to Macao.

The two launches were painted blue, and the master did not know whether the flag they few was that of pirates ar strike pickets.

The junk was valued at $5,000, the cargo at $10,000, and the arms, etc., at 81,500, making a total loss of 817,000,

The decision of the Prince to declaro what may be described as his dining policy is a wise cre. There are so many meetings and gatherings of divers sorts,

have been better employed in and ceremonies of one kind or another, which he has perferce to attend by virtüc directing bis. fulminations against the despicable 28sortment .of ex-bandit cf his great position, that he should cer tainly be excused from filling the role of Generals, pirates, and imported Muscovite the eternal guest. A good deal is de agitators who are collectively the real manded of Royalty in these days in turn-eurse of his country. ing ost for formal occasions, but the The astonishing thing to those in Lon- general feeling is that the Prince of Wales don who know Mr. Chu is this suddes has as much right to an evening off explosion. While he was here he pro- fessed to have great admiration for Eng-

A MUSICALE.s or the man in the office or the workshop

| land and the English. But he is regarded [ Mr. Chu's Mistake.

sa an opinionated person with an in-

AT HELENA MAY INSTITUTE, The attack on Great Britain by Mr. Sated sense of his importance: Another Chu, the Chinese delegate at the League explanation is that be was compelled, "it" The winter season programme of the commenceri of: Nations' Assembly at Geneva, has is alleged, to make the attack by Soviet Helena May. Institute was created a very bad impression here. He agents at Geneva ander a threat that if yesterday evening with a musicale, which, charged this country with the deaths of he failed his life would be forfeit. Colour as in the case of previous events of a thousands of his defenceless fellow is lent to this view by the fact that similar nature, proved very enjoyable, and countrymen in connection with the Wan-few days before he spoke at the Assembly was much appreciated by members and hsien affair, which everyone knows to he a band of filty emissarics from Moscow friends attending it. a monstrous travesty of the truth. You descended upon Geneva. I am told that have had the cabled story of the incident Mr, Chu was supplied with his alleged at the League meeting, and, all that need facts and figures regarding Wanhsien by be said now is that a serious view is a Soviet agency in Paris taken of his outburst in official quarters in_London.

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The programme began with a song contributed by Mra Wilbam Costened (soprano) Who Knows (Erpest R Ball), Mr. Costen also. "gang" "Deep. River "(HT Burleigh). Mr. Li Chor

Chi (tener) sáng Werther Masseneta Le Lied Ossian," and Vidal's "Prin- temps Nouveau

It is pointed out that by omitting to Some amusement is caused by the offer give notice beforehand that he intended to the League of Nations of the Chinese introduce the subject Mr. Chu was Enclycopredia by Mr. Chu, and the

Other contributions to the programme guilty of a grave affront to the Assembly, receptance of the gift for the League included the singing by Mrs. R. Sanger as the fixed rule is that if any delegate library. The gift is likely to-prove most (mezzo-sorpano) of From the Land of wishes to introduces something not on embarrassing. The Daily Telegraph cor- the Sky Blue Water," and "The White the agenda he must ask permission of the respondent at Geneva wires to his paper Dawn is Stealing (both by Wakefield- President. This the ebullient Chinaman that he has been dasured by a Chinese Cadman), The Blind Ploughman failed to do. On the following day the gentleman that this Encyclopedia, which (Coningsby-Clark) and The Smuggler's President administered a rebuke, address has been over 200 years in preparation, Song (Mullinar), by Mr.. R. A. Green ed to the Chinese delegation, but at the is not yet printed, and that it would re- (bass). time Mr. Chu and bir fellow-representa quire several million dollars to print it, tives were not present. They came into for which purpose China would require the meeting later and took their seats to raise a loan abroad. The effect of the President's remarks' was Moreover, it is said that it would cost therefore somewhat discounted. To the several hundred thousand dollars to trans- credit of the members of the Assembly, port" the Encyclopædia to Geneva, and they resented Mr. Chu's lapse from good if it ever gets there the League would manners and ordinary courtesy, and ab- have to provide a special building to box of pills containing one quarter of a sented themselves from a social gathering house it. The Chinese gentleman refer which the Chinese delegation subsequent red to is quoted further as saying,. It ly gave and for which they issued invita- would be as easy to transport a pyramid tions all round.

from Egypt to Geneva as the Chinese Enclyclopedia"

(Continued on next Volumn). "

Attempts were recently made by wire- less and through the police (evidently without success) to get in touch with a man named Penn, who was supplied in error by a Birmingham chemist with a grain of strychnine instead of one-for- tíáth as prescribed by a doctor. Tele- grams, despatched to all people of the name of Penn in the Birmingham Direc. tory have been fruitless.

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