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JUST AS IT IS THE NATURE OF COURTS OF LAW TO AMPLIFY THEIR JURISDICTION SO IT IS THE WELL-KNOWN NATURE OF EVERY POLITICAL ASSEMBLY TO EXTEND ITS POWER8.---Morley,

This is a plea for a little mutual thoughtfulness and consideration

closely adjacent houses. It is essential those hot nights that all

A Chinese received severe in- windows and doors should be kept open and it is inevitable, therefore, jurice yesterday caused by fall that the playing of pianos oring from a tramcar while attempt gramaphonies or the holding of ing to alight while the car was in impromptu concerts is a proceed-motion.

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MISCHA ELMAN. .

A Wonderful Artist.

KING'S BIRTHDAY.

Military Parade to be Held.

A proposal that is worthy o So much has already been writ- It has been published in the serious consideration,

itten tho wide world over regard- local Command Orders that a embodies the results derived from ing the brilliance of Mischa parade to celebrate the birthday.. a practical study of the chances Elman as a violinist that the of H. M. the King will be held on of aviation succeeding as wonderful playing heard

at the Hongkong Cricket ground on business proposition, has just the Theatre Royal last evening Wednesday next, June 3.

There will bo 700 men on parade. been outlined by the Director of by a packed "bouse" needs no the Postal Department of the fulsomeness in description. It drawn from the following units: Philippines in connection with a can be truly said that never Royal Navy, Royal Artillery, decision to establish an aerial before has a Hongkong audience Royal Engineers, 2/Wilte. Regt. ing that has to be shared by all A man living at 89, Queen's mail service for that country, shown greater artistic enthus- Hongkong Volunteer Defence buildors have given us very little Road West reports to the local According to his plaus, the lasm than it did when Mischa Corps, H.K.S. Royal Garrison room to escape the noises of our Police that between 3 to 8 a.m. merchants of the cities affected Eiman concluded his programme. Artillery, and 2/22nd Punjabis. neighbours and there was quite a on the 23rd instant some person by the scheme are to be brought the demand for an encore was

The parade will take place at nine o'clook and H. E. the [dral said and written last summer or persons unknown stole from into closer co-operation than has irresistible.

by The beauty of tone, the depth Governor will make an inspection. on the lack of consideration the above address $4,765 in silver hitherto been practicable

Government Departments. The of expression and the finished A Royal Salute will be fired by a shown by some for the pesco and dollars.

scheme calls for the financial technique of this great artist'e battory furnished by the Hong roat of those living in the vicinity. During the past week there have

A Chinese married woman was support of the whole scheme playing ware realised and enjoy-kong Singapore Battalion, R.G.A. been esveral occasions on which found hanging by a rope from by merchants, that support to ed to the full. It is hard to con-

and after the inspection has been this question of night noises has the cross beam of the window of be guaranteed by their purchase vey in words juat all that the completed the whole of the troops been mentioned to us and, on her house in Saiwanho. Shawki-jin advance of so many stamps as playing meant, but it revealed

on parade will fire a feu-de-joie to bring in that Hongkong was listening and give the royal salute. Three behalf of those who have suffered, wan. Life was extinct, and the will be neccssary

க master who was cheers for His Majesty will bo we make an appeal to all flat body was removed to the public sufficient revenue to cover the to

estimated operation costs of the faultlessly interpreting beautiful given and the men on parade will dwellers to remember that ten mortuary.

service. Such a schome is without themes. The whole rango of then march past His Excellency play either gramaphomes Chan Nam, Cheung Ng and precedence in the two and half notes, from the lower register to the Governor to their respective

highest harmonic, was dismissal points. pianos. We are told thaton Monday Chan Lo were each fined $10, or, years of the aviation boom, and the nightono rather enthusiastic party in default, sentenced to 14 days its proposed introduction by Mr. perfectly produced. and in the

The band of the Wiltshire kept matters going until half-past hard labour at the Marine Court, Topacio may, therefore, be credited matter of doublo-stopping and Regiment will supply the music. elevan. They were possibly on this morning, for going alongside to a research into the experience ootave work the artist proved artist. It Was that Correspondents are requested to observe the role which requires joying themselves and saw no the S. S. Leong Sang, without of other aviation undertakings. If himself an

after every them to forward their names and addresses with communications barm in it, but there were many permission, before the ship had his plan secures the substantial inevitable

support he expects, Mr. Topacio contribution the rapture of the will have the uncommon exaudience should find hearty ex- addressed to the Editor, not necessarity for publication, but as an in the neighbourhood who would boon examined.

have retired by that time and svidence of their bona fides.

who would have welcomed For being the outside boat of perience of seeing his scheme pression.

The full programme was quietudo and sleep.

Wo bomore than five boats alongside the successful at the start-a success

PART 1. lieve that 11 o'clock is the legal S. S. Laon Samud, on the 24th which it takes many months of

for public Concerto time allowed by the Police fit inst., Li Kau, boatman, und Leung expensive service The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 used to be at one time) but as a lei, boat-mistress, were at the companies to build up, and that Allegro, Adagio,

matter of charitable consideration Marine Court, this morning, each not before much expenditure has Symphony Espagnol per annum. (Payable in Advanco.).

The rate per quarter and por mensem, proportional. Subscrip-/ we think all who are forced to live fined $5, with the option of 7been involved to convince an) Allegro non Trappo, Andante, Stanley Street and Pottinger

pathetic public of the economic- tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a in close proximity to many others days' hard labour.

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wants to be a "kill joy" or a smallpox (ten fatal), seven cases established maxim that the larger Ave Maria.. sent by post an additional $1.80 por quarter is charged for postage. play of sweet reasonableness by case of enteric, one fatal case of the cost of transportation, the

those who realise they have been spotted fover, and two non-fatal guilty in the above reapect would cases of diphtheria. Two Chinese help to make Kowloon less the died from influenza. abode of irritation than it is now.

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PART II.

HOUSE COLLAPSE.

Two Inmates Injured. Vivaldi.

Consequent on the heavy rain Allegro. of the last few days the roof of a Lalo, house, situated at the junction of

Street, partially caved in at G o'clock this morning.

Out of the fourteen individuals ..Schubert. who occupied the floor fortunate- Beethoven-ly only two were seriously injured. Elthan. They were subsequently removed Chopin in ambulances to the Government Sarasate. Civil Hospital.

The heavy rains of the last few days have caused several land slides and house collapses.

The road from Laichikok to Castle Peak, is now closed on account of landslides.

A portion of the big wall of 53, Elgin Street collapsed yesterday at 9 a.nt, and fell into Caine Road Happily no one was injured.

merchants of the Philippines Nocturne 1 flat may find that eventually in the Gipsy Songs mattor of exponse there will not Porhaps the best enjoyed items Firemen, who were summoned be much to choose between a wore Schuberts “Ave Maria" and to the scene, rendered all possible land post and one by aeroplane. Chopin's Nocturne in E flat, assistance in effecting the rescue In winter, when windows are The commercial delegation

but that Was only because of the tenants, a number of whom closed, it doesn't matter so much;}from the U. S. headed by Capt.

people knew them botter. were caught under the collapse, in summer when sleep is so J. S. Gibson, which visited the

The three articles which the At the conclusion of the first but with the exception of the two cherished, quiet or noise after a Colony early last week, reached Government at Peking have de-part Mischa reasonable hour makes a wonder-Manila on the 19th inst. on cided to append to these already with the persistent demands and from the debris with but a few Elman complied named, they managed to escape the as. Wenatchee and on the in existence for the protection of gavo Moskowski'a "Guitarrs." scratches. following day were entained at its rights in the realin of aviation, His encore, selection at the end Our Costly Railway.

luncheon by the American Chum-comes at an interesting juncture, of the evening was the beautiful spell of particularly heavy rain. The collapso occurred during a The annual report of the ber of Commerce.

when it is believed that the influ-

Liebessreud" by Kreisler. This apparently had loosened the Kowloon-Canton Railway, which

ence which competiting com A word, of praise must be de- beams from their sockets, and has just been issued to the During the three das ending panies are bringing to bear on the voted to Arthur Lounser, who produced the collapse which SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS.

Press, does not make parti- yesterday there were five cases Government may be productive accompanied. His work in itself occurred to the front half of the cularly cheerful reading in the of small-pox reported (three fatal), at any moment of special con- was a rare treat, his artistic-ren-roof only, and left the rear portion The visit of Mr. Olaga, the Japanese Minister to China, matter of the railway's profits. three cases of plague (two fatal) cesssions for either of them. derings going a long way to temporarily secure. to his homeland has given rise to a considerable amount of We realise that the year 1920 and one non-fatal case each of The latest announcement which making the concert the success it speculation regarding its effect upon Sino-Japanese witnessed fairly heavy expendi-diphtheria and enteric fever. The was meant to secure the preserva- was. The Steinway Grand., relations. Mr. Obato's visit is said to be by way of holiday.ture of a non-recurrent nature sufferers were Chinese, with the tion of China's sovereign rights, which was need, was specially but it is a little disappointing to exception of one British (diph-should knock on the head any obtained by Messrs. Moutrie and and, and as he has been at Peking for two and a half years know that although the gross theria) and Ou Portuguese ambitious scheme which big Co. for this concert. without leave, it is natural that he should welcome an receipts were the highest in the fenteric).

concerns may have had.

All music lovers, are advised to opportunity of paying a visit to his native country. It is bistory of the line (over half a

There was evidenced in the hear this greatest of violinists. hardly likely, however, that Mr. Olata has not been engaged million dollars) the net receipts The bogey pool competition drafting of these Articles an Two more concerts are being in conferences with the authorities at Tokyo, especially as were the lowest, were less than played over the Old Course at apprehension that extraterritorial given, one on Friday and the

half what was made last year. Fanling on 21st, there has been considerable activity in Japanese political The official explanation is that 23rd May, was

22nd and rights might be advanced as another on Saturday. won by Mr.excuse for the allowance of circles during recent weeks. For one thing. Japanese loans the difference is more than A. S. Lindsell, who returned a special privileges in the operation to Chiua to an amount calculated at something like accounted for by the general card of a down" to bogey, of aircraft by a foreign company, $80,000,000 are falling due, and the Shantung question is increase in salaries granted to the Another member returned a card An effective point is made out staff, the high cost of coal and of "2 down" but was disqualified of the stipulation that, in view of practically sure to call for attention.

the renewal of sleepers, but what as he had taken his score when the fact that China's traffic duties So far Mr. Obata has been following a laissez faire we are most mindful of is the fact playing in a four ball match. aro fettered by arrangments policy, and has seldom taken any move, except on occasions that the railway is costing this

between foreign powers, when he deemed that Japan's honour was involved. He Colony more and more every A whilst drive was huid last transportaion by flying machines has refrained from making any suggestions or proposals year. And the return on that evening in the Garrison Sorgeants' shall not be subject to to China. He has stopped making monetary advances, so money should be increasing not Mess. The following were the restriction of treaties with other

The Construction fortunate players: Ladins: ist. countries. that disputing factions may no longer be financed. In

Account of the line now stands at Mrs. Stroud (175), 2nd, Mrs. short, he has not infrequently been criticized as being over $15,000,000 and it is in Pryor (171), 3rd. Mrs. Vinall (160), inactive. Mr. Obata has logial reasons for acting so relation to that sum we must Highest score in any one half Mrs.

I see they no' let this chap The relations between Japan and China at the time think of this $33,000 profit. There Phillips 193). Gents: 1st. Mr.the prohibition of the transport of he assumed the duty of Japanese Minister in Peking has recently been appeals for Taylor (186), 2utt. Mr. Stroud mails by any machine which Einstein die out at all. Now if thirty months ago, were bad, and he considered it ture and we think that an ere Highest score in any one half Mr. China, in other words, passing thing to eat or to wear or well old gamp straight again. There

ecotomy in government expendi- (182), 3rd, Mr. Maughan (177) enters and leaves the territory of he'd got something to sell, some desirable to reconstruct the relations between the two might be kept on the railway, as Brown (95). Q.M.S. Pryer" through with a load of mails nothing else counts very much it was as crooked as a dog's does it?'d bet that cultured bind leg and just about as twist- should have been subjected to the have got within twelve miles of my

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ENSTEIN

THEORY

Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

happened by bad luck to use my umbrella as an illustration. Now that sort of things's all right in its way but unfortunately for me the wee yin must have been using it lately for a tent and sat on it by mistake, for all the Theories of Relativity in this world couldna have made that

work

Einstein theory of Relativity is out the compradora's bill by

countries. In order to accomplish this, it was necessary to a beginning. remain rather inactive, as any forward movement might have tended to strain the relations instead of improving them.

A report that the Astor House Chine. The same guarantee for the reading public unless what lecture was spoilt but the re- Rumour now has it that Japan is ready to change her until the through line to Hankow Chinese buyers has been proved this provided for in the so much an inch. And the funny to get things straight in a Of course, it is argued that not Hotel building has been sold to the protection of her sovereign he had to say was at space rates, mark that ye couldna" expect policy: she will again make advances to China and will no has been constructed and not to be without foundation. We are condition that in view of the fact thing is, shat after all the free newspaper office anyway, atters. longer wait patiently to see the North and the South until this railway has been linked informed that there have been that many foreign post-offices advertisement, after spending of course, improve united, but will take a move in order to promote the up with that other railway run-offers for the purchase of the have of late been established good time in going to hear foctures Seme folks think they're damned

ning into Cantons can we hope building, but these have not come in realization of the unification.

about him and after editors the clever. for greatly increased traffic. That up to the amount of $720,000 ex-their

various parts of China These is probably a good deal of rash speculation is true enough and it therefore pected by the present owner. Hemails should be prohibited". The thunder space on him and his to

world over have wasted good Now the E. T. R. (I've got free transportation of about these conjectures. Certain concrete questions, how behoves this government to leave is reported to be holding back the insertion of this clause has appar- torn or re

mind my space in this are pending. The consummation of the New no stone unturned to realise that property until the ably increasently been prompted by anticipa- reading what seems to me to be can say your prayers in the forsaken relativas, we're just as corner) is quite clear enough were. After in its way, provided. ув Consortium lends an added interest to the question object. But of how the outstanding Japanese loans to China will waiting for that desired achieve-ed, a decision which is not with-it of the posible extensive wit miles of gup ask me what the original Greek and can be settled. It has even been suggested that Japan will went let us not forget that our out its business-like points, judg-have for the mail-service operated all about and, frankly, all I can the higher mathematics. A man

railway is something of a luxury, ing by the ever increasing price by propose that these loans be treated as Japan's share of the We have had to pay pretty dearly at which land is changing hands. Shanghai and Peking and other ever hope to do is to cough, clear that had to leave the school advances to be made to China when the Consortium plan for it its construction cost now

big cities Ae all these articles my throut three times and try on the younger side of twelve is, comes into operation. The Consortium could not well view works out at well over half a

This morning in Mr. Lindsell's have to be ratified by the foreign and explain how a straight line naturally, at a disadvantage. All are to be for specific works of a productive character ought to be getting a little more permission to re-open a case in ese law, it will be interesting to Einstein's fault-me just having been on the tack for a month, such a proceeding with equanimity, seeing that its loans million dollarta mile and we Court, Mr. Longinotto asked for powers before passing into Chimer, gote bent. Of course, when things being equal though, and all's said and done, that's no you fortunate enough to have out of it than we are. Reaghly which B Chinese was fined How, then, the liability is to be settled in China's present speaking, the figures for the past for being in

conjecture the attitude which the had a Board School education. the ET.R. is quite easy sailing possession of a financial condition is certainly problem. The question year show that out of every box of cigarettes

powers affected will present to- од which

wards a question which means wi' even in that for, as Rousseau to impress knowe even less than. Still there's nothing to find fault provided the chap you're trying. gives a piquancy to the report that Mr. Li Shih-wei, to dollar the railway has earned it duty had not been

paid. the total subjugation of foreign whom Japanese proclivities are attributed, will be the new has spent ninety-four cents. Not The fine had been paid, but aviation enterprises to Chinese says in his "Emile" "True ye do yourself.

the reason for the application, regulations.

education consists less in precept Ye see it's this way. The Chinese Minister of Finance-a post that is the reverse of

according to Mr. Longinotto, was

than in practice." This quotation velocity of light is the basis of a sinecure. China's persistence over Shantung has caused

that the Indian guard on whose

has no real hearing on the subject, all figures. Got that? Right: GENERAL WOOD'S MISSION. this question also to occupy the councils of Japan, and a

A Manila report of May 16. had just been convicted of jevidence the man was convicted

DEPARTURE OF JAPANESE

mind ye, but I merely make, simple enough whơn yê go slow private conference, said to be concerned with this matter, was

mention of it just to let on how isn't it? says: General Wood and ex-larceny.

ATHLETES. held the other day. So far the only item that has been made Governor Forbes left Bagain this does not make him a liar?-Mr. to compete in the Far Eastern uneducated fool the public.

Mr. Lindsell: That

Thus do the Now in the cosmical orież of The Japanese athleton who are well read I am. public is that Japan is ready to negotiate over Tsingtao, morning for the ion go Potes Longinotto: We have besides Olympic games left Kobe on 28th bent theory of things the other ratio to the special extension. anterior geometry sold rods will which does not curry matters farther. China, it appears, gations of non-Christian Igorrotes additional evidence. Mr. Lind- May on board the Yawata Maru. day on when we were wall- Got

I was trying to get away wi' the deviate from rigidity in direct. is bent upon bringing the question up before the League of told General Forbes that ther Nations. When this sore point has been disposed of, Sino-dragt desparation deno, the make enquiries as to whether the Professor Jigoro Kano, the noted on fine and I could see he was all we're going to get for to-day

sull remarked that he would They are accompanied by

ing at the Ferry. I was getting the Indian guard had been convicted master of Jiujitsu. Japanese relations may begin to mend.

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a very fact,

feared from

United States.

and adjourned the application.

[Yo', yes, we've got that, ant

I impressed right enough when I thanks.-Ed. H.RT)