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BIRTH. WANG. On the 9:b. May, No. 6, Excelsior Terrace, to and Mrs. C. C. Wang, a son.

The Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10. 1922.

whether the Soriot returna

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UNION CHURCH.

(By "Gadabout.") For many years the genia}} jobairman of the V.R,C. has been

Proposal for Kowloon Edifice.

light. The immediate difficulty relates chiedy" to Russia. Here, in dealing, with an exceedingly complex problem, Mr. Lloyd George seems to have put the You USE IT. садь as reasonably as the cir

Union Churab Hongkong. dümstances allow whon ha. It is reported by wireless that trying to introduce some system which bas been in existence hinged it upon the question of there is wreckage in Lat. N. 6.31, put an end to outstandings at almost as long as Hongkong bas the club bar. Year after year he bean British territory, having Long. E. 107. 38.

had brought up the same proposal.come into being so far back as that drinks shall be served only 1843, is seeking to extend it to- "substantially satisfactory

Hongkong has been declared to those who have paid in cash for fence by the provision of a sister reply to the Allies' memorandum. an infected port under Wei-hai- them, by means of books of tickets church on the Kowloon peninsula. If such a reply is forthcoming, wei quarantine regulations.

or otherwise. And year after year It is felt that the time has come the British Premier believes that

the members hace turned the when Kowloon should possess an Members of the Kowloon suggestion down. However, it evangelical France will fall into line. In any Bowling Green Club are reminded appears as if his unpersistent denominational church; benca Protestant intar- case it in manifest that the Re-that entries for the bowling com efforts to stop these non-payers the movement. public and Britain have more to pltitions close on May 15th-supplies is to meet with success. We understand that the funda At the annual meeting of the club,necessary for carrying ont the |gain as frianda than if apart.

when s census of opinion on the project are practically assured,. point was taken, there was only (in which connection the name of Daring yesterday there were 20 more cases of plague, with 13 member prasent who voted Sir Paul Chater is mentioned) against the idea, and methinks and that negotiations are in pro- If it be the case that the deaths, notified in Hongkong, that member has a bamo of bum-grass with the Government for Canton Municipality is seriously well as five fatal cases of small our stored away somewhere and the selection of a suitable site. taking up the question of span- pox, all being Chinesa. ning the river by means of a

Canton, the fact mest be regard-Company. Ltd. have been ap-who

Canton's New Bridge.

Adet,

|was bringing to the fore. It is DOL to the club's credit that

|bridge, so as to link Honam with The Macao Electric Lighting it has a number of members NEW "INDO" STEAMER,

short rest.

are willing to stand

* •

"Kutsang" Here on Maiden Trip.

WEATHER MAPS.

Hotel Enterprise.

ed as another indication of the pointed members of the Hong-round the bar calling and antarprise of this official body.kong General Chamber of Com-Isigning for driake, their We have often had occasion to merce, subject to confirmation at signatures apparently not worth comment on the go-ahand policies the next annual general meeting the paper they are written oo. lof

the Canton Municipality, sod

The club can't afford to love There has just arrived in har- if it succeeds in this big under-

The further hearing of the money on the bar account and it cour an addition to the fleet of taking it will deserve further Penang will case has been past means that those who do pay

the Indo-Chins Steam Navigation encomiums. As

was recently poned for some days, as the Chief have to pay for those who don't Company, namely the s.o. Kut- explained, this is no new project. Justice (Sir Wm. Rees-Davies) is It's not playing the game to the sang, which was built by Messrs. Many years ago a similar move slightly indisposed and, acting other members and this kind of Swan, Hunter and Wigham ment was on foot and about a under medical advice, is taking a thing is not going to add to the Richardson, Ltd., of Newcastle- million dollars were subscribed at for

on-Tyne, and launched on October Jelab's popularity among decent the undertaking, but on

fellows. Draccoont of political changes it

19th. last. She is, with the ss. Personally, I wonder

was abandoned and the money

The condition of a Chinese defaulters and le: the members next week), the biggest vessel by the club doesn't post these Hosaog (a sister ship due hera returned to the subscribers. It who was injured in an accident see who they are. It's done in owned by the Company and is would appear that the scheme at Shanghai Street yesterday is most other clubs ie the East.

to be placed on the Calcutta ron. has been better planned this said to be serious. He fell from

The new Katsang (the old boat time, and that there are hopes of the cockloft and sustained many:

of that name having bean soot putting it through, with the aid fractures: He was removed to HONGKONG, 10th May, 1922.

If the V.R.C. do do away with by enemy action during the war) of foreign assistance. At any the Ewong Wah Hospital. chit aystem they will be setting is a very modern type of post- rate, we know that the Canton

good example to the other clubs war vessels and is in every way THE GENOA SENSATION. authorities are very keen on the Amongst the passengers who in the colony and to business firms a fine addition to the Company's idea, and if the necessary funds left for London to-day by the s.s.as well. This scheme of strolling fleet, a feature being the splendid Rumours of disruption of the can be raised there is no reason Plass were Mr. and Mrs. R. E into a bar and basing a drink, or passenger accommodation pro- why the proposal should not go Ranger, Mr. and Mrs. F. Milling your cigarette case at your vided. In our issue of to-morrow Estente Cordiale have long been through. The convenience such Crawford, Mrs. Turner, Mr. C. E tobacconist, or taking your best we hope to give some further de- rife, parily, though by no means a bridge would be does not need Warren, Miss Warren, Mr. and Birl out to tea at a cafe, or even tails of this new steamer.

towards wholly, due to journalistic im-emphasising. We shall watch Mrs. R. C. Witchell and Mr. R. subscribing

Church with interest the progress of the Negre.

expecses" a; the Cathedral, agination. On the present occa-

scheme.

merely by a stroke of the pea (or) sion the Times correspondent at

Renter's Shanghai correspon we know, and to the taipan with usually pencil), is very handy, Genor declared that the climax

The forward spirit which deat, in reporting the deal by his thousand a month or more it Hongkong Chamber Wants had been reached, the British animates the directorate of the which the Hongkong Hotel Comprobably does no barm, but it's Premier being represented as Hongkong Hotel Company is pany has secured large holdings no good to the young fellow on

Daily Issue. having told M. Barthou: "The evidenced in the latest report of in the Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., two-Sty three

On the question of the issue by Entente is broken: Britain is free deal by which the Company by acquires a controlling interest courages a youngster to spend. daily Weather map, we

its activities--the closing of a big says the former Company there backs per mensem. It ene Hoogkong Observatory of a bevo to seek other friendships." Hot secures the controlling interest is the China Press.

and half bis time he bas go idea received from the Secretary of [in a big batch of Far Eastern joo the trail of this report come Hotels. Apart from the additional "Sis Hopkins." a feature pro- the end of the month comes and of Commerce a copy of a letter how much he's spending. When the Hongkong General Chamber others, emphatically and addressed to the ea dignantly repudiating the allegge gives to one of our premier local plays the leading role. is the about twice as much as his

the subject bresch. Mr. Lloyd George stig-companies, and the eest which chief attraction at the Kowloon cheque he knows, but that's too volume of shipping trading in The letter states that the great it will are o share holdings. Theatre this evening. "shear

Coronet late. To the majority, the chit wicked favention and the raving benefit of those new localities in opportunity this evening of see-anything, but there's many, the maximum of minute informa- the outcome should be all to the Theatre patrons have their last system just prevents us saving these latitudes, where dangerous storms ara so prevalent, demands of an insane person" (which is which the company will now ing Harold Lloyd in his latest young fellow in this part of the tion procurable, and there is no certainly an outspoken descrip-operate. It has long been a re-comedy From, Haad to Mouth." world gone wrong simply because doubt that a daily meteorological cognised fact that the Hongkong and Madge Kennedy in barjit's so easy to get credit. It's a tion of the Times representative Hotel is by far and away the clever comedy-dramas.The Girl pity the chit systero is not abolish-aurrey would be of the utmost ed altogether. It would be a bit Practical value. The letter con- |Shanghai, which has been able to

of an inconvenience to Boze at tinues give us many points in other

*My Committee is strongly of From this we may conclude directions, has never been able to visits paid by one of the Sanitary bigger bank balances.

As a result of a number of first, but most of us would have

opinion that the community that journalistic imagination has boast the splendid service and Department Inspectors into places

should be supplied with such a again been at work, and that the cuisice of the Hongkong Hotel's where milk is dispensed, & num.

service, the expense of providing Entente is still extant. To accept the standard of the best English against the proprietors for selling backing the gee-gees, last Satur- compared with the benefits to be grill-room, which is well up to ber of prosecutions are impending suppose, were at Happy Valley, which appears to them small as Quite a cumber of you, I the equipment and staff for the Times version is directly to and American hotels. Whatever adulterated milk. impato unveracity to the British the Bongkang Hotel manage ness of some of the alleged offences gymkhana was

The serious day afternoon. To me

the derived by Mariners. Premier and to M. Barthou, meat has done, it bas done well basoecessitated the appearance of appointment. I went off with a that Observatories must be kept a bit of a dis "It is generally recognised and we may be sure that that the Crown Solicitor in one case, brand new system to try and then up-to-date sad enlarged with the whose declarations are of a posi will also be its policy in con which will be beard at the Magis discovered that it wouldn't work growth of shipping interests, and tive character. Any journal, nection with the new respon-tracy on Wednesday next. bowever famous, that dissemina. sibilities that it will

because the bast-known jockies in this connection Hongkong Ob- were not riding much. With Bellservatory has rot adequately met

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reporta so prejudicial to big deal, Shanghai. Peking and With regard to the passage in Irving away. Doyle riding very the needs of the Colong, for want harmony, especially at a critical Hankow get better botel service, or report of the Beaumont case little, and Soares getting crocked, of funds. My Committee, there time like the present, merits the residents in and visitors to on Monday in which the defen- it kind of put me off my reckon-fore, urges that a sufficient sup- severe reprobation: and it will be those places wirely bless the dant is reported as saying "I sawing. And, by the by. I was glad plementary grant of funds should day when it was consummated. Carroll and Young Hee, but they to see Soares' pluck (by riding be made to the Observatory, to interesting to see what explans-Wu and the South. $1.40

were all in the same boat," we after a fall earlier in the after. Jenable it to issue first-class Daily tion The Thundere:" offers. It

are informed by Mr. Beaumont (noon) rewarded by getting a first weather maps and generally to The Manchester Guardian says that this was a mis-statement of in the last race. Incidentally, I extend the issue of weather must be acknowleged that the that Dr. Son backed the wrong what he said. They were not "in was glad also because some of guides to Mariners. course of events bas given plenty horse and must now readjust his the same boat". He approached my hard-earned cash was on his "It may be noted that, whereas of ground for conjecture, though diplomacy which rather sug- them for financial assistance, but horse. The first race I arrived the annual expenditure of the gests that the English organ has they could not see their way totoo late to bat, the second I lost, Hongkong Royal Observatory has this does not warrant "sheer taken pote of Dr. Sun's flexible help him.

the third my gee.gee made arisen from: $23,000 to $34,000 since wicked invention." The streng methods. From the military

rotten start, in the fourth my 1912, expenses in connection with thening of the Anglo-Italian point of view, there was nothing

The two contractors and two jockey fall off and they gave me the London Meteorological Office calpably faulty in Dr. Suo's judg foremen who are charged with my money back, and the next have increased from £20,000 to entente goes to suggest tha:

AS manslaughter В British Ministers are sensible of that the Super-Tuchuo of Feng-allegations of carelessness in the fight shy of that kind of thing.

result of race was a polo scurry, sad I £101,000.

My Committee will" much the value of cultivating inter- tien would crumple up as he did, demolition of & building at Gage By this time I'd made up my appreciate it if the Government, national bonds, which is not to it is now a question of what the collapse reported at the time, noons to lado, enakes and ladders provide the Observatory with Street, and which led to the fatal mind to devote gymkbana "after-will take the neccessary steps to say that there is desire to drop the Southern President will do in the older Entente. An Anglo-Italian altered circumstances. From the were again brought before Mr. J.or some other such thrilling equipment on the lines advocated

A. Fraser this morning when pastime. I made a mental note by the Director." enteste is not inconsistent with bad the aspect of an annetur given. Inspector Macdonald, who in-love variety and almost went first, the Cantou-Fengtien pact another week's remand was that I must be one of the "lucky. cordial relations between Britain al alliance. More could be and France, but rather opens the hoped

prosecuted, said the

Crown off forthwith to join the anti- for from ED agree Solicitor would appear in the gambling league. Bat I'm still e trust our friends from across the way to a tripartite relationship. ment between the South and

racing enthusiast. With my pond to give us something to take Wu Poi-foo, as recommended by not insuperable, the Times. The question then

system gone phat I just had to its place, and who knows to what back my fancy and it turned out uncanny sounds

may be dancing next winter? And, by the by, I noticed the other day that even dancing is going out in The Telegraph' cartoonist. I England. At least, it's going out

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There is the fact, however; and

case.

Real, but points of difference have present- arisee. How will Wu view things? Our Macao

correspondent)

ed themselves in the post-war Dr. Son maintained & bostile states that in returning their quite a profitable afternoon. relations of Britain and France, attitude towards Wu long before official call. H.E. the Governor, last week's fighting up in the accompanied by Mr. Nolasco,

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was practically inevitable. North; and now Wu holds a Government interpreter, visited see, hears that our neighbours in from the men's point of view; the Most Britishers probably con-commanding position. In this, the General Chamber of Com the States are getting tired of old fair sex are as keen as over, and sider, and with justification, that however, there is some ground merce on the 8th. inst. and friend Jazz.

for reassurance, for Wu and thanked the members for their suppose, that Hongkongites, too, partners, it is said, that these That means, I so great is the shortage of male, on the whole John Bull has General Chen Chiung-ming have assistance to the Government will have to enjoy the delights of days, instead of the fellow paying acted with liberality towards been mutually well-disposed. By He stated that he was leaving the light fantastic to some other for the girl, it's the girl who pays France. Perhaps

not repercussion Wu's victory may for Lisbon' on the 20tb: and that strains. Jazz was weird, but it for the fellow! Hongkong's and it is lead to the reinstatement of if the Chamber had any proposals certainly put the pep in dancing the fever almost as badly as any aurprising if France, terribly Kwantung's administrator, with for the betterment of Macao he and there's no doubt that Jazz where, but I can't see either the burdened by the war, does not the approbation of the best would bring them before the was mainly responsible for the girls or the fellows getting fed up see things in quite the same elements in the South,

Portuguese Government,

dancing crazo, Still, we can with it here.