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The first dance of the sea, SOLI of diabolical gases or any, sugges- tion that each nation should employ under the auspices of the St. Peter's so many such gentlemen of certain Young Hed's Club was held yee- carefully measured standards of terday evening at the Lane, Craw

There was ford's Restaurant. brain power. In fact the limitation!

good attendance and the event of national defences on the lines!

proved most enjoyable. Lane, Craw- recently attempted is demonstrably ford's orchestra supplied the latest dance music which was thoroughly absurd.

HOME OR HONG KONG?

LIVELY Y.M.C.A. DEBATE.

A QUESTION THAT EXERCISES

ALL OF US...

The European Y.M.C.A. made a capital start yesterday evening with

their debating season. A good

The only course is to leave, the appreciated." whole thing alone. Every nation

A pilot of Handley Page air number were present and the sub- ** That protests that it has no aggressive liner which flew over the Channel jeet under discussion was

recently reported on reaching Croy intentions and it might be worth don that the fog was so low lying this meeting is of the opinion that while listening to such assurances that although ships were hidden life in Hong Kong is preferable to The British navy has not been an from his view the masts rose above.

it The fog was so dense that the life at Home." instrument of tyranny daring its ships had to use their fog-horns, and There is no need to emphasise long supremacy following the Napo- the pilot of the air liner could see the happiness of the choice. Every- ons has ideas on the matter. Some of us feel quite deeply about it. Frank Moss, the former Aston and the eloquence of a thousand Ville captain, who was ordered cff during the match between Aston post-tiffin arguments was again ex- Villa and Manchester United at pressed yesterday evening. Villa Park on August 7th and speakers knew what they wanted to afterwards placed on the, transfer list by his club, has been suspended say and the number of quips was

a feature of the debate. for a month. In the same match J. Hanson, the Manchester United inside right, was also ordered off, and he has been severely censured,

leonic wars and we cannot believe pulls of steam rise above the tog

each time the horns were blown. that any nation bas much desire to annex hostile territory. Britain cannot disarm, while other nations refuse a similar self-sacrifice, but perhaps in the course of time it will be seen that armaments are futile and that a nation burdened with them is as ridiculous as Dundet's immortal Tartarin who stalked about his peaceful town of Tarascon loaded with carbines, pistols and a cavalry sabré,

Two Chinese "cases of small-pox and one of diphtheria were reported on Wednesday.

The Land Investment Company his new compelled its new garage on the Peak Thirty cars can be accommodated.

Li

years.

The

Back Up The Debates! Mr. P. S. Cassidy, the President of the debating session in a few introductory remarks said he hoped that the initial enthusiasm would last out better than it did in the. previous season. He hoped that it would be possible to arrange an other debate, on lines that were so successful before; with the ladies of the Helena Hay Institute.

Public speaking was more than pleasant accomplishment; it was a real asset in life. Incidentally it was a safety valve, and in Hong Kong there was rather too much self-repression.

Better Out Here!."

"Mr. E. W. Price, the proposer

A doctor was severely criticised recently by a coroner and jury for not attending an injured child until three hours after the accident. His explanation was in part that the parents had not paid his bills for The jury seemed to think that this was no explanation at all. But doctors have to live. They begin to earn money from their pro- fession later than almost any other men in any other walk of life: and after an exceedingly expensive training. They are splendidly res pensive to the humanitarian calls made upon them. Yet they may claim they should no more be ex- of the motion, showed himself an A Chinese was fined 84 at the pected to attend people for nothing out-and-out Hong Kong-ite, or to be Kowloon Court yesterday morning than should a dairyman to give quite accurate, Kowloon-ite, for he for carrying six. pigeons in a away his milk or a cobbler to supply had some amusing things to say

free shoes on demand. The jury about the "mist-girt island.

You had, he insisted, to consider basket only large enough for four.

omitted to consider one point. They The total output of the Kailan should have directed a rider against conditions at Home as a whole-the Mining Administration's minca for the thousands upon thousands of unemployment, slumdom, the appal- the week ending Septemer 29th people who habitually leave their ling inequality of wealth. Every amounted to $1,186 tons, and the doctors and dentists' bills to be one in the room had left England of his own free will-because he sales during the period to 70,895 settled last of all.

thought things would be better out here, and most people stayed for When he last left the same reason. home be remembered how his taxi- driver looked enviously at baggage labelled for Hong Kong and said "My word, I wish I were you. That spirit was pretty general at

topa

The Christmas and New Year

parcel mail for Great Britain will CORRESPONDENCE. be closed in the General Post Office

at 5 p.m. on November 18th.

The

mail will be carried by the s..THE KOWLOON MORTUARY: Macedonia and is due in London on December 14th.

Messrs. N Lazarus, the well known ophthalmic opticians, Dow of 13, Queen's Road Central, opr A. S. WATSON posito their old premises, have kindly sent us a couple of bridge scorers" as a small souvenir of our & CO., LTD. change of premises." WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. PHONE C. 618.

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"Cu account of the low water and bad state of the river, the Canton steamers have arrived very late the last few days However, the 8.3. Taishan left. Caaton at 3 p.m. yes terday, an hour and a half earlier than usual, and got to Hong Kong

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]

Home.

++

"I Want To Go Home,"

Mr. P. Sands who led the op Position, emphasised the strange- neas of scenes and conditions and

SIR,The body of a foreigner believed to be the unfortunate seaman the irritating effect it had on the who was missing since the 22nd inst. mind. Anything one liked one com- from the s. President Jackson was pared with home-we were all birds recovered from the Harbour and of passage, counting the time when our contracts should be up. We conveyed to the Kowloon Mortuary

wanted to get home. Obviously we" and according to the news in the Press the corpse will be lying there preferred home. We couldn't under- until the 30th instant when the stand the people, we always thought steamer returns from Manila for the compradore was cheating us, we never knew what the Chinese the purpose of identification.

If the s.s. President Jackson had were going to do next simply be left for U.S.A. instead would the cause we were strangers here. Many corpse be left in the Mortuary until of us lived from mail day to mail as we have already pointed out,

the return of this steamer scheduled day. The scenery here with its that when we get down to "brisa

which has been draw. to arrive here on the 31st December, landslides, and its scars, made by tacks" any scheme of disarmamenting excellent houses at the Queen's 1928? Is there any sense in keep the P.W.D., couldn't compare with

“Boys!" Theatre since Wednesday will being the body another 5 days before the down and moors of England. shown again to-day and to-morrow the order is given for burial

I would like to know what are the The picture is a screen version of

by agreement and bargaining is impracticable.

after 10 p.m.

""The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

The

THE British White Paper setting whole, policy has failed because it the manager went again to the of the Mortuary and those who has been based on the false founda- police to clear his employee's name. tion of an attempted estimate of It appears that during the man- ager's absence the fuki had deposit relative power in time of war. It ed the money in a branch of the has visualised a state of war and bank in Sancheong in Toishan dis

trict.

But the Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the

Central Magistracy yesterday morn

Mr. H. Bruaon seconding the

The British scheme seemed hope the well-known play. Massive set provisions in the local Ordinance motion, emphasised that Hong Kong tings and faithful reproductions of in regard to such cases. Is there

most interesting harbour in the ful and, indeed, the only possible old German castles are features of no limit of time for barist of un- had about the most beautiful and highly offensive odour world. Life was enjoyable and in- line of advance was to define clearly the picture. Ramon Navarro and known corpsest

emanating from the Kowloon Mor- teresting to anyone worth anything. We got a lot of things here, notably the size and gun power of the Norma Shearer are the Principals.

the services of the " boy" wher various types of warship and then The manager of the Wah Tung tuary causing in many cases A Busta

ever we liked to ring for him. that we should find ourselves missing at to bargain as to how many each) Bank, alleged to the police on has been the subject of very un- October 12th that a foki of the bank favourable comment in the past. It

Too Much Maskes! nation should be allowed. But the had on that day absconded with is high time that the indignant Home

However, | 825,000.

on Wednesday taxpayers who reside in the vicinity

Mr. T. J. Price, who made one of forth the course of the recent

make use of Waterloo Road to and from Ho Mun Tio and Kowloon the speeches of the evening, was n "die hard" for home. In the disarmament negotiations between

Hospital to move in the matter.

97 maskee spirit. In Great Britain and France Enally

That the Mortuary should continue offices, in games, everywhere you nothing short of a public scandal, what office at home could you dispels the idea that the abolition

to remain in the present site is found the All mortuaries should be miles smoke" chains"? One of the worst things about life here was the break of armed forces can be arranged the strength that each nation could

away, from residential areas. Rebe expected to exert

The Sanitary Board Inspectors up of home life. Children had to by round table conferences. eriminations in this matter are thing is incalculable because humaning a Chinese coolic, employed by are not slow in seizing and con- be sent home just when they need- nature and moral factors are as Messrs. Corney & Co., was sentenced demning foodstuffs, cte.,. unfit for 'ed their parents most. There were The London Office of the HONG useless. Each nation has its own

of three counts of theft of clothing ernment should not lose sight of which he needn't emphasise, KONG DAILY PRESS, 21, BRIDE LANE, E.C.4., is constantly point of view and can present a important in warfare as material to six months' h rd labour on each human consumption but the Gov-a lot of tragedies behind life here.

strength. History is full of im- and money. He was given the key the fact that air is most essential receiving Enquiries from Home clear case for the reasonableness

he might collect his own property, should be taken to prevent the air "Manufacturers regarding Suitable

Agents for their of its demands and the great possible victories ever since the to the fokir quarters in order that to human life, therefore every step Firms to set products in Hong Kong and generosity shown in its concessions. Greek thousands threw back the and instead of doing so he took from being contaminated by put Persian millions, Military leaders money aad clothing belonging to refaction and or dead bodies in a

high state of decomposition. three other fokis of the firm. South Chinn,

If Mr. J. P. Braga and the other America for example, can claim

are fully aware of this and they

Late arrivals at the Kowloon energetic members of the Sanitary up further Agencies will let us that as regards Naval, armamenta

realise the hopeless. complexity of

Wharf yesterday morning who wore Board will press the Government to Local Companies desirous of taking

know the Lazes in which they are she is easily in a position to

the task they have been set-this still hopeful of reaching office be- have all mortuaries removed from interested the information will be forwarded to London and passed outbuild any nation on earth. In-

and, Yours, etc., ou to interested parties as opstead she is content to sccept artificial and proportionate estima-fore 9.30 got a shock when they saw residential districts they will earn

RATEPAYER. railway station registering ten portunity offers,

Hong Kong, October 25th. hurriedly glanced at the wrist- Service is offered to our Readers" parity." "Unfortunately, her de-tion of their respective countries' the hands of the big clock at the the gratitude of the community without charge and, of course, finition of "parity" is to any needs for self-defence and mainton- Some gasped apprehensively, and watches, but were relieved on reach- ance of proper influence in the no obligation is incurred on either

"overwhelming British admira!

ing the ferry to find that the station clock had stopped. At tifin time it The Required Information should be superiority." Having failed with councils of the nations.

War, though unpleasant in many was working normally again, and ant to the

America, England opened negotia-

no further nervous shocks were HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, LTD tions with "France, her nearest ways, was until recent

sustained 11, Icx Hots STREET,

neighbour. This intention was duly supportable proposition and

One week's formal remand was Hong Kong.

granted by Mr. W. Schofield at announced and at once aroused a gallant adventure. Now modern storm of suspicion. The action of science has made it insupportable, the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday and the curious thing is that while morning in the case in which two an enterprising journalist with an

Chinese are charged separately with THY Continue to suffer when cyc for keyhole information did there has been haggling over returning from banishment. At the WPOO ON HERRS are within not help matters So while the cruisers and conscript reserves the first hearing one accused said he On by the Macao authorities. The your reach-Pimples, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coogh, Constipation, Dis. negotiations were still in an incom really decisive factors of the future, had been placed on the saing chemical and aerial warfare, have other accused said that be had been betes, Dropsy, Rheumatism, and many plete stage they have bad to bo dia- other Diseases. No Drugs, Parely

unemployed." The police intimated closed and any chance of carrying been ignored. There has been no deported from Macao for" being Chinese Herbs..

POO ON HERBS CO., them to n degree of real usefulness question of limiting the number of that enquiries would have to be 66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, IT F100 has been obliterated. It all shows, professors engaged on the discovery made in Macao.

TEL. C. 5009.

be held on MONDAY, the 297m Day of 3- OCTOBER, 1928, at 3 r.x., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, ty Order of His EXCELLEN OF THE GOVERNOS,

of Ons Lot of CROWN LAND

at

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Tan Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong. This for a term of 75-years, with the option of renewal st & Crown Bent to be fired by the Surveyor of His MaJESTY THE Kind, for one further term of 75-years

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

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Registry No.

Locality.

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Kowloon Inland

Adjoining Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1956, Pak Tai Street,

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WEATHER REPORT.<

Turning to the lighter side, Mr. surplus women," which, after all, Price spoke of the two million

be Adonis and Croesus rolled into meant you were made a lot of at Home while out here you had to one if you wanted a look in! Why in Hong Kong there wasn't a coun A lively discussion followed and try lane! eventually the motion was lost by one vote.

ENGINES RACE TO REPULSE BAY.

A GRASS FIRE.. At one o'clock yesterday afternoon Yesterday's weather report, fore- two fire appliances from the Central cast and remarks, issued by the Station were seen racing through Royal Observatory, at 1.25 p., Queen's Road on their way to stated:-

Repulse Bay, a message having come for assistance...

Pressuno is highest over the Bea of Japan.

The typhoon is situated about 250 Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, miles cast of Manils, moving north moderate, fine.

THE TYPHOON.

The appliances were on the sĊENE the Peak Police Station also des patched one of their small pumps of the trouble in quick time, and

the motor cycle outfit.

The fire was among a heap of A message issued from Manila at grass on the foreshore and an area 9.30 p.m. states that the typhoon is of between 20 and 30 feet was well

white. in Long. 128 E., Lat, 15 N., realight. It was put out in a little curving north-eastward.

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