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THE FOURTH PAYMENT of SCHOOL FEES (1929) is dus on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER T
ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS will be held in NOVEMBER and PROMO- TIONS made the LAST WEEK in NOVEMBER.
NOVEMBER is Good Time for New Boys to join the School.
on
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MONDAY, DECEMBER
The NEW SYLLABUS will be inuned in NOVEMBER French will be added Class Subject in the Senior Clases. Chiness is compulsory for all Boys.
YEAR The CHINESE NEW HOLIDAYS will be from about WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, about MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 1929
W. T. FATHERSTONE,
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By Order,
H. R. FORSYTH,
Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 12th Oct., 1998. [6844)
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
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belial that crime is due in most The concert to be held at the A Manchester motor-cyclist told NAVAL, YARD DEPARTURES: Helena Hay Institute to-day, Thurs- the Sandbach magistrates that instances to an abnormal mental day, has had to be postponed owing thirty miles an hour round a blind condition. The confirmed criminal to the iliacha of Mr. Hargreaves corner was not dangerous driving. Browne,, Tickets may be returned | A conatable who pulled him up for has a "kint," sa the saying is, or used for this concert at a later dangerous driving, said that, an and is more suited to the care of date.--ADVT.
a plate on the defendant's roar mudguard wore the words: "Speed the paychologist than the gaoler, |
Members of the Ladies Churches, big boy. Heli ain't half full Defendant waa 'fined. £2 for the mental hospital rather than the Aid of the Wanchai Wesleyan yet."
Church are holding a sale of work, driving his motor-gele dangerously. quarrice of Dartmoor. At the same
at the Helena May Institute on and 10s. for not having two indo- time many people who are by no November 7th. Mrs. W. T. Bouthern pendent brakes. means lacking in sympathy still will open the sale at 3 p., apd the proceeds will go to the funde consider that tolerance has gone far of the new Sailors and Soldiers'
Home.
in, the near future.
Commissioner Lamb, in an article
FAREWELL PRESENTATIONS.
A pleasant ceremony took place at the Dockyard Recreation Club yesterday afternoon to mark the
issued by the Salvation Army departure of Messrs. A. Saint, A. immigration department, entitled Cook and C, Slade. They are leav enough. The line must be drawn
What is Wrong with Migration," somewhere, Doubtless a good "deal
A number of prominent travellers suggests that the Dominions shoulding on Saturday by the a... Khiva A period of satisfactory of argument on these broad prin- French liner Paul, Lecal, quality of migrants. He quotes in-service with the Royal Naval Dock-
passed through Hong Kong by the not be so particular about the after ciples will be heard when the issue Marcel Bay, publisher of the well-stances of oficial stapidity in re- yard. Mr. Cook on his arrival at known French newspaper, Le Petit jecting Britishers anxious to mig in raised in the House of Commons Journal, is on his way to Japan, rake, and adds: "The white Aus- Home will be given an appointment tralian policy is evidence of sound in Devonport, while Mears. Saint loyalty to British ideals by a young and Siade will go to Portsmouth. nation. Yet the pressure of world' population perhaps may cause ad- justments in this policy. The yellow and black races are rapidly increas ing, and no one dares to speak against them, but they too have the right to live. He suggests that more women than men should be sent to Australia.
where he will gather material for serice of articles for his publica- Meanwhile it is interesting to
tion. It is likely that he will recall that almost every effort to proceed to Manchuria and North China and thence, to Shanghai, modify the methods of dealing where he will board & Messageries barably with criminala has been Maritimes steamer on his way back tu France. There were also two strongly opposed. OLIVER, GOLD-
Chinese diplomats on board, namely SMITH questioned the policy of Mr. Yu Chien Wen, of the Legation at Copenhagen, and Mr. S. Wei, punishing, by death, offences of
returning Chinese Minister to Ger-
In the district of Bidzov, Czecho an almost trivial nature, and he many. These diplomats will report
to the Nationalist Government on slovakia, there has been held annual- was ridiculed 2.3 a soft-hearted the respective attitude of the Danishly in the autumn, since the days sentimentalist. When Sir Save and German Governments on the of Maris Theresa, & competition, as
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Mr. H. L. Mackenzie, Naval Ordnance Store Officer, was the chairman at the farewell gathering. During the interval in an excellent concert given by the members of the Clus, presentations were made to their departing colleagues.
Engineer.. Capt. Michell, R.N., made the presentations to Messi Saint and "Stade and Mr. Tickner,
Suitable replies were made by the departing officials in accepting the
gifts and for the appeciation shown their superiors and kindness extended to them during their period of service.
Proceedings commenced with a plano solo by Mr. Longyear, and among those who assisted with songs were Messrs. Crabb, C. Bennett, H. Beer, Turner and Hopper.
SIR HENRY POLLOCK.
AMERICAN SEAMAN
DROWNED.
ROMILLY, the eminent jurist, agitat. question of treaty revision and im- to who can eat at a sitting the Chief Constructor, händed the gift proved relations with China. Mr. most zwetschkenkuodel."-a form od against the three-fold practice Berno Moiseiwitach also landed of plum-dumpling very popular in to Mr. Cook. These officials, as here from the Paul Lecut, and will Central Europe. This year's com beads of the departments in which of hanging, drawing and quarter later proceed to North China. Miss petition has resulted in a victory the three gentlemen had worked, ing he was answered by the Law H. Sterling, an American journ for a student frum Prague Univer Officers of the Crown who declared slist, also arrived by the French sity. He ate no fewer than one paid tributes to their excellent liber in search of local colour" it hundred and one of these small services and wished them the best that to tamper with the existing the Far East.
plum-dumplings after 1L hearty of luck in their new stations. The dianer. To prove that he was not faw in that respect would break
gifts were to Mr. Saint a acent Commodore R. A. S. Hill who is inconvenienced, he also carried out down
"the" bulwark of the Con- shortly to succeed Commodore J. L. the second condition of dancing in spray and powder box (for Mrs. stitution." For many years after- Pearson, O.M.G., as Commodore-in- the ball arranged after the dinner Saint) and a gold wrist watch; "to Charge of the Naval Establishments with all the women and maids from wards judges continued to pass at Hong Kong, has been Director the district. The second prize also Mr. Cook a gold watch; to Mr. sentence of death for the theft of of the Trade Division of the Naval went to a student, from the Tech- Slade a 400 day clock, a set of tex-..
nical High School, Prague, who poys and a blackwood table. a sheep or for what would now be Staff at the Admiralty. The new
Commodore has been in the Service stopped at eighty-three, called petty larceny; yet when the since January, 1594, and specialized law was finally altered the stability as a navigator, He was inte the ually advancing towards their goal lieutenant The British Admiralty are grad of Society was not shaken, nor was Samali campaign in 1909 3, and of unrestricted control of the Fleet the strength of the Constitution when the late War began was com-Air Arm. The scheme for the train mander (N) of the flagship Kinging of certain naval ratings and undermined.
Edward VII. in the Grand Fleet. men of the Royal Air Force for It is the English way to more After the loss of that vessel by mine service in this arm is to be dis-
in January, 1916, he moved with continued the understanding; very slowly out of the beaten track Vice-Admiral Bradford and staff that in every warship carrying air that has been followed by our fore into the Britannia. From Decem-craft an engine room artificer and ber, 1916, he was commander (N) shipwright shall be detailed to fathers. If the death penalty is of the King George F., flagship of perform the duties of an abolished it will not be done as a Vice-Admiral de Robeck, also in the engine fister and carpenter-rigger. Grand Fleet, and was promoted to As the principal demonstration of result of an agitation which fails Captain in December, 1918.
He the recent air maneuvres has been to command the full support of afterwards became Flag-Captain to that in war-time the whole of the. public opinion, even though the Admiral de Robeck in the Mediter- available man-power of the R.A.F. ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. ranean, Head of the Naval Per would be needed for land defence, movement is sponsored by an ex-sonnel Committee, and Flag-Capain the Air Ministry might very well
We are very glad to be able to Lord Chancellor." That a consider. to Rear Admiral W. W. Fisher in cut-out its partnership in the Flere announce that Sir Henry Pollock, the Barham.. Commodore Hill is a Air Arm altogether and let the K.C., is now well on the road to able body of opinion is inclined qualifed interpreter in Freach. Navy administer its own air service. recovery. He suffered considerably from shock during the first days towards abolition весл fairly
Judgment was delivered recently Public opinion in Switzerland is after his unfortunate accident, but evident from the repeated attempts at Newcastle in the Board of Trade turning sharply against noisy dris: the doctors now report very eatis-. that are now so very frequently inquiry into the loss, with a crewing during the night, by which factory progress, and Sir Henry of 13 hands, of the Cardiff steamer winter-cycles and heavy waggons himself is very cheerful, and hopes made to procure reprieve for & Emlynmor while on a voyage from disturb the citizens' sleep. The that it will not be very long before murderer. Petitions are presented Middlesbrough to Pembroke last Canton of Berne has forbidden any he is about again.
October. The Court found that the driving of motorcycles, waggons, to the Home Secretary signed by vessel probably encountered heavy and motor-cars with more than eight thousands in nearly every case ex-weather off Land's End and was seats, between the hours of 11-4 at unable to free. herself from water night in summer, and 6 in winter. House cept where the crime has been of which must have got below, It was The Canton of Argovie is following Street.
Near Rothenturm (Schwyz) London Office: 81, Bride Lane, a particularly atrocious character. found that, generally speaking, the suit.
Fleet Street, .E.C
vessel was in good seaworthy can recently, a motor-car tried to force We believe that in time England dition
as regards the hul aad. it way through a herd of cattle
A HARBOUR MYSTERY. will come into line with other equipment, with the qualifications which was blocking the way. One or two of the animals were slightly that the shape of the ventilators,
The body of a young Amèrican nations which have either revoked freeing ports, and doors of the hart, and the indignant cowherd
was recovery yesterday morning Bress. Capital Punishment or have allowed stokebold did not afford adequate fell upon the driver and boxed his
from the barbour, of West Point. it to lapse. But that time is not Protection. There was difficulty in ears. Thereupon the driver drew a maistaining steam under all con- revolver and shot his opponent
According to the Water Police Fet. There is an ingrained feeling ditions. The vessel was properly through the neck, fortunately with report the deceased is thought to be supplied with lifeboats, distress out wounding him severely. Both an Irish-American named Laurence that the penalty should be made to signals, and life-saving appliances, have been arrested.
O'Sullivan, who was serving, naa Beaman aboard the President Jack- fit the crime, and that as regards The Court considered converted
A very up-to-date comedy of person but has been missing since Ivessels of this type unsatisfactory murder the old dictum still stands and were of opinion that the Emlyn sent life has occurred in Austria Monday night. The clothes on the as good law and logic" a life form was not in a seaworthy condi- on the banks of the Tisza. Two body, which had not been long in "farm servants who were enamoured the water, are of American make tion, particularly with regard to ventilators, freeing ports, stokehold of each others' wives disdained the but there was no clue as to the recourse to knives or fisticuffs, and man's identity. He was 5ft 11in. doors, and ateaming power. Coun- The Colony had a dean bill of set for the owner asked if there was discussed the matter amicably over in height and about 91 years old.
a bottle of wine. They agreed that any reflection on the owner, The KONG DAILY PRE88, 21, the death penalty ought to be bealth on Tuesday.
The body will remain at Kowloon
BRIDE LANE, E.C., is constantly
Clerk replied that the owner was they should simply exchange wives
President Jackson returns receiving Enquiries from Home abolished.
not mentioned, and the Court did without incurring the expense of Mortuary till Monday when the Manufacturers regarding Suitable
Amongst the passengers on the not censure or find him in default. divorce, and a feast was arranged Manila and an attempt to fix the Firms to ast as Agents for their relegating it to the ligabe of legal Saarbrucken en route to Shanghai
which the whole neighbourhood prodaels in Hong Kong and enactments.
Tetinis by artificial light is com-made merry. The women went to identity will be made. No marks. South China..
land, thought it has meen almost dowrice-a cow and two pigs respec- But when a month bad universally adopted in America, tively, The monthly meeting of the Coun. where nearly all of the courts have passed and the new "husbands" forwarded to London and pased tion in the law in this respect has Association will be held at the ago that Queen's Club fitted up they greatly preferred their legal the evening. It was only a year the sale of the animals disillusion- ment set in Both men decided that on to interested parties, as op received a decided impetus. It is Chaplain's hut, Scandal Point, on portunity offers.
their east court for evening play, stated that a petition to Parliament Tuesday, October 30th, at 3.30 p.m.
the first court to he so adapted in partners; so the women returned to their husbands, and the life of the protesting against Capital Punish.
England. So successful has it ment is shortly to be set on foot. committee of the Ladies' Section membera, many of whom were un-exemplary,
Mrs Sherry was elected to the proved and so much appreciated by two couples is since reported to be
The Great Western, London, Mid This will be interesting as affording of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club able to play except at week-cada, and not Mrs. Sheldon as was re that other London clubs have now some clear indication of the national ported in our account of the annual decided to follow. Prince's Club, land, and Scottish, and London and attitude towards a high controver-general meeting.
who are having their match court North-Eastern Railway Companics now provide third-class sleeping fitted for artificial lighting, hope sial subject which many European
accommodation in A
number of Staying in the Colony at present to have it ready for evening play
The countries have settled more or less are a number of American visitors, soon, the problem presented by the long-distance express trains. to their own satisfaction. Whether or being the remnants of a party re-arched roof having been success charge, in addition to the third turning from the Eucharistic Con- fully overcome. It is also proposed class fare, will be:-Between any no the time is ripe for the repeal of gress held in Australia last month to light one of the M.C.C's tennis stations in Scotland (including Ber two stations in England or any two In the course of their tour, arrang- courts at Lord's. When this is ac- XPERIENCED British Lady the death penalty in England, thed by the American Express Com complished all the London clubs wick), 68. Between any station in .stated:-
lo supportere of reform can count on pany, they have visited rarious where tennis can be played will pro. England and Scotland (including ment.--Address: Bez No, 6825, cle Heng a larger measure of support than ports, and they are receiving the vide facilitisa for evening play, and Berwick); ll hire exfull-card sure extends from the lower Yazg usual facilities for visiting the Peak it is hoped that in consequence passenger will have a full-length taze Valley to the east of Japan such advocacy has previously receiv and other points of interest here more recruits will be induced to berth, spring bed, rug and, pillow. The typhoon is about 300 miles until they leave for San Francisco take up the game, It should also and his seat booked in a compart- In recent years public opinion as President Jackson, Bishop J. J. the standard of play, for many of An official at King's Cross said: West Fresh te moderate monsoon rid Japan on October 30th by the result in considerably improving ment restricted to four passengers: east-south-east of Manila, moving WPOO ON EFEBS are within in the case of criminals. The key. the party. Those staying at the or at the universities have not here who will make his bed, take hir
HY Continue to suffer when has tended towards greater clemency Dunn, of New York City, is among those who learnt the game at school" When the passenger is ready to may be expected along the south- per- retire he may call the attendant, st coast of China and over the
North China Sea.
Local Forecast:-North, to north-. ticket, and call him at an appointed Bronchitis, Cough, Constipation. Dia note of the new system is reform Colligan, Misses Julin Shaughner come down, owing to lack of hour in the morning, when he will east winds, moderate; fine. beter, Dropsy, Raromatism, and many rather then punishment. It is car-Catherine Cullinan, Gianella, club outside London where courts hand him passenger will pay
Helen and portunity. Manchester is the only other Diseasen. No Drugs, Parely Chinese Herbs.
ried into practice to an extent that Rose Carroll Patterson, Evangeline have electric lighting, but the pri- and soap. The passenger will pay A message issued from Manila at
Carroll Patterson, Mr. Louis Gon- vate court at Rusthall House, neared, extra for the tea." A two light 0.30 p.m. states that there is "POO ON HERRS ́CO.,"
would have been inconceivable to dolfo, Mr. John O'Rourke, and Mr. Tunbridge Wells, is also adapted ing aytem allows of a dull blue sight typhoon almost stationary in Long-
light after retiring. Filtered drinking. 125 E., Lat, 13 N. the mid-Victorians. There is a Louis D. Stone, cruise director."" for evening play.
water is provided.'
BUSINESS HOURS:
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AGENCIES.
The London "Uffics of the HONG
Howe Koxo, Octozza Pötu, 1928,
"A LIFE FOR A LIFE."
LORD BUCKMASTER, who is an ex. Lord Chancellor of England, has! raised again the question whether
He is in favour of
a life."
With such influential is Mr. F. H. Kreis, American Vice-paratively a new departure in Eng. their new homes with their original of violence, were found.
backing it is perhaps natural that Consul at the Northern port.
If Local Companies desirous of taking the movement supported by those
up further Agencies will let us
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The subjects of her addresses arc to be as follows:-
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WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore- Royal Observatory at 5.10 p.m... cast and remarks, issued by the:
An area of moderately high pres
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