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There are moderate enough men in the "Republican" party and even DE VALERA kimeel! has coms so far
down to earth as to admit that he must be allowed time to produce
H.E. the Governor has ordered THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN. COUNCIL VACANCY. that the birthday of His Majesty
the King is to be kept on Monday, TWENTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY ELECTION FINED FOR MAY
June 4th.
The annual sports of the Cheung
YESTERDAY-
the Cropia of his earlier promises. Chau Government Scheel are to be JAPANESE CONSUL AT HOME, Ireland is getting over her poli- held on Wednesday, Mrs. A. C. tical wrongs and though still feel-Franklin is to distribute the prizes, ing rather lost at no longer being
the most distressful country that The name of Mr. Richard Clith ever yet was seen," she is settling crow, of Messrs. A. S. Watson, & down to the economic and indus. Co., Ltd., has been added to the Register of Chemists and Druggists trist development of a very fair
in the Colony. heritage."
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7TH.
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
As already announced the Hon
Yesterday being the 27th birthday of His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Hirohito, of Japan, the fag of the Rising Sun was seen everywhere. Sir Henry Edward Pollock, G., Local Japanese shops were closed who represents the Justices of the to business and all Japanese-vessels Peace on the Legislative Council, in the Harbour "dressed ship" in will act as Attorney-General during honour of the occasion,
The
The life of the handbag by a thief who stole up Major-General Present were H.Eballot-box will be closed at 5.30
C.
Luard, p.m..
His Imperial Majesty was born on the absence on leave of Sir Joseph British newspapers of the more A petition to reduce the capital April 19th, 1901, and succeeded Kemp, Ko, C.BE solid type still take a dutiful in- of the Hong Kong Trust Corpora- Emperor Taisho on December 25th,
This creates a vacancy in the ro 1920. He married Princesa Nagako, terest in the Free State and the tion, Ltd., from Rupees 100,000,000 daughter of Prince Kuniyoshi Kani presentation of the Justices on the Council and necessitates an election London Observer extols the great to Rupees 60,000,000 is pending in in 1924.
the Supreme Court.
Tho Japanese Consul-General, Mr which has been fixed to take place roadmaking activity, Motor 'bus
Y. Murakami, was at home to local, services are springing up every-
residents at the Hong Kong Hotel at the office of the Registrar of the While riding ia a rickaha along yesterday morning, where several Supreme Court on Monday, May where and, as in England, remote Bonham Road, hear King's College, prominent officials and businessmen rth, commencing at p.m. villages are being put in easy touch Mr. C. Y. Wong was robbed of a
called to offer their congratulations, with the towAL
Among those countryside is in consequence, from behind. The bag contained rapidly changing and in what were personal article and about once remote cabins loud speakers dollars in money. and gramophones may be heard and
Owing to alterations to the Time the products of artificial silk fac Ball Tower the time ball will not tories are seen in place of the
by raised after 1 p.m. on Saturday, traditional ragged garmenti. The April 29th, until further notice. Shannon electricity scheme goes The time signals by lamps at 9 p.m. forward under the direction of Ger- and the wireless time aiguals at 10 proposed the health and prosperity H.E. Major-General C. C. Luard man engineers and the moderaisa-am and 9 am, will be continced tion of that large and potentially as usual. wealthy district may be expected.
Two junks, one carrying passch Dublin is no longer dear and gers, collided in Capsuimun Pass dirty. The corporation with its and panic sprend among those endless eloqueace and mysterious aboard. One woman, returning to a inertia has been swept away, the country district, jumped into the Later in the day, the Consul.
to At Home governing of the capital being en- other vessel, firmly believing the General was trusted to three able young com.ene on which she stood was sinking Japanese community at his resid- charge of Mesars. Gibb, Livingston missioners who have made rapid under her feet. progress with schemes of, elum restored the passenger who had thus clearance and the improvement of rashly transferred herself return VISIT OF THE JAPANESE place when the latter was trans- public services. Plenty of foreign
(G.O.C.), Captain A. J. L. Whyte Justices of the Peace who are- Gov ten A.D.C. to the Governor (represent ernment Officials are not entitled ing the Governor), Commodore J. Lto take part in these proceedings. Pearson, the Hon. Sir Shou-son Every candidate must be nominat- Chow, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, ed in writing by one Justice and C.M.G.. the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, seconded by another and the C.B.E. Mr. Li Yau Tsun (Chair nomination delivered to Mr. R. E. man of the Chinese General Cham- Lindsell at the Magistracy, not later ber of Commerce), Mr. Ip Lan than Thursday, May 3rd. Chuen, and foreign consular repre- sentatives.
ONE CANDIDATE.
As far as is known there is only of His Imperial Majesty and said one candidate in the field-Mr. C. that on behalf of the Hong Kong G. S. Mackie, managing-director of Government and the European com Messts. Gibb, Livingston & Co. It munity, he wished His Imperial is understood that he will be pro- Majesty many happy returns of the day.
Mr. Y. Murakami suitably replied thanking the guests for their pre- sence and their felicitations.
ence,
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ed to her own craft. While she
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the
posed by the Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes, the Chief Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor poration, and seconded by Mr. B. D. F. Beith, the Manager of Messrs. Jardine, Mathesan & Co., Ltd.
Mr. Markie was formerly in
& Co. in Shanghai and came to Hong Kong a few months ago to take the Hon. Mr...A. O. Lang's
ferred to London,
traveller, who had evidently kept MOST PLEASANT RECOLLEC other candidates may appear be
capital is flowing into the country with some degree of foreign con his head, forced open her rattan trol and insistence upon proper basket and abstracted money and standards of efficiency.
goods to the value of $34.'
PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
SANITARY BOARD
MEETING.
TIONS.
Referring to the recent visit of the Japanese Fleet, H.E. The Governor has sent a letter to the Comman der-in-Chief of the British-China
Fleet stating that; "the visit gave great pleasure to the Colony and I am glad that Your Excellency was able to be in Hong Kong when it took place."
Nominations do not close until Thursday, and it is possible that
fore then, but at the moment the probabilities are that the election will be uncontested and that Mr. Mackie will take his seat on the Council suopposed,
CORRESPONDENCE.
MR. HAYNES AND MR. BREWER.
{TO THE EDITOH OF TÂI " BONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]
The Colonial Secretary (Mr. E. R. Hallifax) in a letter, dated April
eral in Hong Kong stated that:-.
His Excellency the Governor highly appreciates the sentimena to which you give expression and
Sin, What on earth persuaded desires me to state that the visit Mrs. Instone Brewer to address you to the Colony of the First Squadron on the Ebove subject, I do not of the Imperial "Japanese Navy has left, most pleasant recollections to know. all in Hong Kong and has, he feels sure, contributed in no small degree to the traditional friendship of the Japanese and British natione.
Whether Irish agriculture is as prosperous ∙as it was in the ten years before the beginning of the FLIES AND MOSQUITOES, civil wars is doubtful. The Irish farmer appear to be euffering in common with his colleague of Britain and the Middle West of MR. KOCH'S QUESTIONS AT 25th, to the Japanese Consul Gen- America. With their traditional{ methods of production, which lag far behind the scientific agriculture
Interesting questions with regard of other countries, the Irish farmer finds it difficult to compete in the to the breeding places of flies and open market. There is also a big mosquitoes and also to the PI
valent infectious diseases in the poverty question to the solved.
Colony will be asked by Dr. W. V. Many of the peasants live upon. Koch at the fortnightly meeting patches of semi-barren land which of the Sanitary Board to-morrow. will yield them little more than a
He has given notice that he will diet of black bread, potatoes and ask the following questions:- ITIKE MISSES WOODS wish to milklese tea. A Commission Eas THE
Announce their Departure from recommended big migratory the Colony.
and to give scheme, but here the Government TERMINATE
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CLUB.
ÄN ENJOYABLE CONCERT.
To say that the action brought by myself against Mr. Instone Brewer Was "unconditionally withdrawn" is sheer moonshine.
Mr. Instone Brewer-with whom I have since shaken hands and had a drink-telephoned me at 10.30 am. last Thursday. We agreed to meet at 11 o'clock and did so. Alter.. some discussion, Mr. Brewer agreed to pay me $260 and I agreed to instruct Messrs. Deacons to with- draw the action.
". Will the Head of the Sanitary ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC
Department in form the Board whether any steps have been taken to discover the origin of the recent plague of mice- quitoes that has been pre-
To be perfectly fair to Mr. Brewer, valent on the island, and whe
The monthly concerts at St. he was particularly anxious that I ther any efforts have been Patrick's Catholic Club are justly should withdraw the action as any made to deal with this.
becoming very popular as ii. Can the Head of the Sanitary provide an opportunity to
they statement made in Court to the enjoy effect that it had been settled might Department issue orders to good music, as well as very well have left, the impression that he, enforce the covering over of presented lighter items.
Mr. Brewer, had paid me 81,000- all pail closets, middens,
The concert given last Saturday the full amount of my original manure heaps, garden refuse, was a particularly good one since claim. Hence, acting upon my in etc., with an impermeable besides the Club concert troupe structions, my counsel, Mr. O."E. layer of earth, to be constant several well known local vocaliste O. Marton, was meticulously careful ly renewed as required in and musicians contributed. order to prevent the danger and nuizance of fly breeding during the hot weather.?? "The Rev. Father A. Riganti and withdraw the action. That this Board respectfully Professor E. Gauldi opened the suggests to the Authorities the programme with a moet enjoyable fore my recent illness and before
As this action was instituted be propriety of setting in action paano duet: Mr. J. Braga played a I placed all my legal affairs in the investigations into the possi- couple of violin solos; and Messrs hands of Messrs. Deacons, you will bility of devising means for E. and G. d'Aquino gave vocal realise that any allegation of an the prevention of the pre duets which were very enthusiastic unconditional withdrawal of an valent infectious diseasca, ally received. Mr. N. U. Botelho's action will tend to make me look such as Typhoid, Malaria, cello solos were delightfu." Tuberculosis, etc. It further suggests of that much inves
Programme, tigations might be undertaken by local medical mea under the direction of the Govern ment, and thint their, reports be published for the guidance of the community."
The Visitors.
The concert troupe programme was as follows:-
Bong,Meadow Lark," by R.
Eccies.
possible alternative being, tradi- tionally, America in preference ta another part of his own country.
Much regret is heard on the part of some Republican deputies at the passing of the old time Ireland of horses and bad transport, ef grum. bling and easy going ware-the. Ireland of Somerville and Ross. To many the iden is repugnant of trim motor beats on Killarney Lakes instead of the lazy old boat men who preferred yarning to honest work, or of a motor road and char-a-bane service to the ruins of Blarney Castle, But on the other hand Ireland has a great IRELAND SETTLING DOWN. amet in her natural beauty and historic associations which the Few countries are more of the map tourist traffic is unlikely to over- politically than Ireland. Formerly look. the stormy petrel of British, and No doubt, is prosperity dawa even world politics, the story of the old political game that was so remarks issued by the Boyal Obser- The weather report, forecast and disturbing an element in the life vatory, Hong Kong, at 11.30 am, of the country will die of inauition. yesterday state :- WHY Continue to suffer when
verberated far and wide siten pro There are still murmurs of " Cops. The anti-cyclone is central to the Four reach-Pimples, Catarrh, dahmsducing consequences of the first plete Beparation," but in the future out of Tokyo. Depressions lie over South Manchuria and over the Bronchitis, Cough, Constipation. Dis importance. The Ulster disorders Ireland is likely to be entirely Yangtze Valley and over the Gulf beten, Dropy, Rheumatism, and many other diseases. No Drugs, Purely of 1914, for example, were not the satisfied with her perpetual poli of Tongking.
tical alliance with her moet valu Local forecast:-S. to 8.E, winds, Phinese Herbs.
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bigger fool than I probably am. In the circumstancer, you will, I am sure, give this letter the same publicity as that accorded to Mrs. Dorothy Brewer's excursion into print-Yours, etc
L.E. HAYNES: Hong Kong, April 28th, 1928,
THE ROCK.**
Concerted, "We are all getting older together," by the Troupe.
Duet, Moonlight and Koses,” Mre. Gilmour and W. R. Wilkinsos. Humorów Song, "Pte. Bertie Buster," by A. Sculthorpe..
"Horace and Maurice in Comedy
We have received the May, num- thorpe. Duet," by B. Eccles and A. Scul
ber of "The Rock" that really. A Sketch, The Singing Leeson," admirable monthly magazine pro- by the Troupe.
duced by the English Boman Catho- (Cast: Fupils, Mrs. Gilmour and be community of the Colony, They Sculthorpe Professor, A are not, we believe, a particularly Turner; Stage Manager, F. Wood- numerous body which makes the ward; Pianist, H. Hicks; Pro- high quality of this periodical all gramme Saller, R. Eccles.)
the more praiseworthy. Chorus, Here, we are," by the Troupe.
Duct, "Behave," by Mrs. Gilmour and R. Eccles.
Concerted," Bingo Farm," by
One of the most interesting articles is a very candid review of the position of Buddhism in Japan. The idea is ecouted, by implication; that the ancient faith has lost ita hold. It is not always that reli-
"The Frisoner's Song," by W gious productions square up to
or VALERA has at least shown no Intively low over Chins generally, R. Wilkimon fear of American money and, ac and the depression over Tongking Sketch, The Tube," cording to present tendencies, Jess has become deeper., Jon Mander, Troupe. and less will be heard of the Irish Local forecast:-South· · 'winds, Finale, "Good problem.
moderate, squally fair to showery. Troupe.
facts...
There is also a spirited;
the reply to the popular belief that the Jesuit. order se actuated by the
by the maxim that “the end justifies the
means,"
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