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SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1923.

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that locality is true of others, and it is about time some of the

Accompanying his latter, the

Between Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

Reading about Inspector Grant/sèrvice the next day and it was taking the smahs and, the bairns months before we saw each other to the Police Station the other again. I tried to explain to

It is notified that the name of day brought ma terribly in mind Unals John the next morning. affenders were brought to book the Kwong Tick Cotton Tarnauld Matthew Byers at Link but he only smiled, tweaked my correspondent sent us a photo Company, Limited, has been cumdoddie. Matthy was Link-ear and told me to try and koop camdoddie's one and only foot o' jile for the future. And so graph taken at May Road on struck off the Register.

policeman for many a long year. I have: Just how Mattby got Sunday last. In it, two public

I dinga' just know how it was Dave to own up to the barring seats are shown, One is fully Lieut. C. R... Wallis, 94th. that he first got on the force, for stealing. I never rightly know occupied by two coolies, both in Co. RG.A.. arrived by the s.. he was native to the place, but but I'm thinking there was private uniform. More than Takada and has been taken on that he was a credit to it, there maybe something in the three quarters of the seat is taken the strength of the China Com up by a coolie stretched out full-mand. length, with his bat over his

face and nothing on his feat.

ona

on foot

never was ony room for doubt, psychology business after all.

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the

Ever since then I've put police-

You can forget that

He ruled the place as wit a rod o', What was more to the point, burglars exist when

iron and even when boys became though, Tom Mac Fadgen stopped men-big it was merely sufficient potting his red herrings out at you put a Yale whilst at the far end is the

Tenders are being invited for to meation Mattby to bring them the front door after that. other coolie, clad in sandals, the preparation of site and the to a realisation of their misdeeds. Only a Name. Night-latch on your with

the erection of quarters for the In-He stayed in a wee cottage at the sest, fast asleep. Ou the spector of Vernacular Schools at north end of the town. It was a door.

other resting place is a coolie Tai Po

tempting tied o' place till ye got ou along wi' doctors, school. The Yale Cylinder Night-latch sitting up with one of his pedal-

near enough to see the big blue teachers and ministers in a class No. 44 is a combination night-latch extremities on the seat. The are and deadlock, offering all the photo was taken the coolie accidentally sustained

informed that at the time this

Whilst fixing a pulley in the and white sign County Police" by themselves. I dinga' think Cament Works, a

workman that the roses nearly covered they're altogether buman, or is it venience of the spring lock, together shelter, about sixty yards away which has resulted in his remorat/gooseberries in their season and get over our first awe of them? a fall ower the door. Matthy kept fine that in their case, we never just was empty, whilst amabs and

I think there's something in that, the Bald pear to Hospital.

tree ai children were seated on the

mind ye. So, apart from the law gable end of the house must ground. In this case the coolies

have been a sore temptation even in the matter, I'm a wee bit in- appear cleanly dressed, but they

Mr. R. T. Whicker and Mr. to grown-ups, but I never once olined to agree wi' Mr. Nash, that the less. What is worse, it is mates and Mr. H. S. Allisoning. We boys, among ourselves, no' have had the bairns, greet- were infringing regulations none HA Wells-Smith passed as first board o ony of them being miss a summons should have been taken out against yon amabe quite a common thing to see passed as master (ateamships), at used to call auld Matthy. "Flau public seats occupied by street the Harbour Office yesterday.

nel-feet. Just what for, I never 0 and squealing, taken right coolies chewing the inevitable

bang off to the police station lika [rightly could mind, unless it was sugar-cane and freely expectorat- ing on and about the seats. No

merely our way o' showing how you. And Inspector Grant bas It is proposed is construct a we despised law and authority, bairns of his own too, but then I behaved Chinese using public Shek O Village and also a low-thers, that bad once made a trip thing out of the ordinary when one objects to cleanly clad, well-motor road from Shek O Gap to but I can mind fine o Jake Crei-suppose a policeman's childran dinos consider their father ony- But these others need level road to connect Big Wave to London, calling him by that reminding that there are such Bay and Island Bay. Tenders name and, man, before ye could all's said and done. Talking which must be observed. things as common Amenities are being called for.

say koife, he and Matthy kinds about obstruction, I don't suppose got mixed up in a struggle which for one minute that the tree roots Hanging by his neck from along the road to the Police Sta-mahs were caught sitting, could resulted in Jake being pushed the pavement, just where the As had been threatened, the tree at Bacteriological Path yestion wi' bis arm twisted well up afternoon. No, I think you're be termed, such on a Sunday terday,

Chinese would-be behind likes he was scratching the launchmen decided to "do their suicide was cut down in the nick back o' bis head, awkward-like got to wait till it's dark before darndest," and ceased work early of time to save his life. He wThe cext morning atthy and he then they're a lot worse than that on Thursday evening. Although taken to the Hospital.

they come under that heading;

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DEATH MCCORQUODALE-On the 19:b. instant, at Esst Point Terrace, John Ken Campbell Me Conquodale, of the Chins Sugar Refining Company. Funeral passes the Monument at 3 p.m. to-day.

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 20th May, 1922.

seats.

The Launchmen's Strike.

there are only a few naval vessels in port at present, ratings have

journeyed to Dumfries. When-

A few

ever Mattby Byers took onybody in proportion to the amount of been spared for manning the ferry, Kowloon Inland Lots 366 and that airt he aye got a return skin you scrape of your kneecap and an improvised service was 367 are to be sold by auction at ticket for himself and a single for and the depth of gravel raab you conducted, with the drawbacks the P.W.D. offices on June 6th his prisoner. That was Maths Some o' our foot-paths are only get on the palmis of you: bands. STRIKE THREATS. attendant upon improvisation. Ther each contain about 49,500 all over. We never rightly knew-called because they happen to We have just remark- square feet and the upset price what Jake had to say for himself. be at the side of the road. If they Whether or not there was any ed that the launchmen had for the two lots is $59,400.

Maybe he had diffealty in recog-were on the billside, for instance, decided to do their worst. This real intention by the Labour

nising the charge. I think there needs some explanation.

were half-a-dozen counts all told, them at all. Some of the Kow. no-one would take ony notice of Guilds of this Colony to declare Apparently it is the Guild, rather! It is notified that the Controller the mos: outstanding of & general strike over the Chan than the workers, that is causing of the Local Clearing Office has them being breach-of-the-peace all the good they are.

loon ones may as well be there for Ping-sang affair it would be the trouble. Following a meet-been authorised to accept claims obscene and sbusive languager mahs

ing of the launch-owning mem.ucder Article 895 of the Treaty and resisting arrest. Onyway be difficult to say. But the ides, ifters of the Hongkong General of Versailles made by nationals got three weeks, which

W85 Mind ye. I've nothing against ever seriously entertained, has Chamber of Commerce yesterday, who are resident in the Colony. maybe overdoing it, especially as the amabs. They're all been apparently abandoned by the Chairman of the Chamber,

there was nothing particular right in their placa And the Union leaders. That is 50 Press representatives of the the Hon. A. 0.Ling tuformed

their beds. His Excellency the Governor about Malthy's feet of which to that's much to the good. One thing. meeting's belief that the majority

be ashamed. It was a lesson to years ago the 1ste Sir Henry May has appointed Subadar-Major Mana

us boys, though. Aye yon man let of a panegyric about the Rawat. 102nd. KE.O. bowesen, is certain, and that is of the launchmen were unaware Grenadiers, to be one of his fair put the fear of death on us Chinese amsh which did much that the Union officials did de-of the cffers made by the owners. Honorary Aides-de-Camp rice right enough.

credit to his goodness of heart. The saddenness with which the initely and emphatically assert Guild turned down the owners'

Sabadar-Major Roshan Khan, A Psychologist.

Certainly he had a nicely brought- 2/22nd Punjabis. that such a strike had been decid-offer and reinstated their original

Though we didna' even know up family but then, again, it isn' of its existence then, Matthy every girl that's so lucky as to ed upon.

They did not merely demands lends confirmation to

#As R bit of a psychologist have a mother like Lady May. this, as there could hardly have hint at the possibility--they been time to consult the body of attraction, "Captain Kidd, Jr.."|

This evening's Kowloon Theatre in his day. Even if he nerer What's more forbye, I don't sup- openly declared that this was the the workers. Mr. Lsog atated will fill the bill at the Coronet to did the deed he aye could lay his Colonial Secretaries or Governors that pose if you and I were 08.Ps, decision of the meeting held in that many launch owners koow morrow (Sunday). Of "Captain hand on same one that could tell we would run much risk in the Canton. We are now inclined

for a fact that their crews, par Kidd Jr. it is only necessary to him, which was easily the cext way of having a bum amah foisted fectly content with their wages, did mention that Mary Pickford plays best thing. to believe that there was some not know why they were striking, the leading role; the magic of matter of

I mind fine in the ato us. Taking them by and

the the disappearance large, tying done on this point. If that which suggests that the Guild her name is sufficient promise of some red herring from the front nothing to write home

modern ameh is about is the case, the more responsible officials have kept the men in the a delightful picture.

door barrel at Tom MacFadgen's Most of them have been born he stopped me the next night on tired, and only time say of them

false information to the papers.j

No cause can be helped by wilful lying.

Still, the main fact is that the threat of a general stoppage has passed away. That public opinion

dark. The Chamber is therefore

adopting the best course possible

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make

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cover the ground in

of the Union leaders would be well advised to impress upon at present of seeking to organise Eleven young Filipinos who the High Street. Mind ye, he walk is when they get & Sunday others the foolhardiness of giving & gathering. in conjunction stowed away on the Empire State, ever let bug about the Esh, but of. It's really surprising how

with the Chinese Chamber, so which arrived here yesterday, the front and into the back shop their own time.

be just took me right through they can

Take away to the men direct. Contriving this morning to the House of the half-empty barrel in the pass-

position were sent by the Magistrate Whether he sx me looking at the wee stool from below the baby amab and she's lots expedients for testing the Detention. They said they were

a delicate bound

Their ing. I don't know, but though worse than a dog wi' a broken leg workers' views is.

iter, but the situation appears Fouthful appearance caused Mr. Buld MacFadgen said he couldna when it comes to moaning. Boma to call for some such device as Lindsell to make the observa-recognise me as one of the boys idea of her push and agility may has been proposed at Home in tion: "What do children like he chased the night before. Mat be gathered from the fact that as expressed by the newspapers, regard to taking an unfettered you want to go to America for thy was satisfied that I could it has never been known for a tell A lot it I would only Kowloon parent to require his was a factor in bringing about this vote of the workers. It transpires Another young Filipino

that a meeting with the then was claimed by a Mrs. A. Ñ. Rosario

mind up my

it perambulator to be re-tyred. In result there can be no doubt The impracticable; apparently most of as her brother and a release was The worst ozon psychology fairness to the amab, however, Voion officials must have soon them have left for Chinese territ asked for in his case. She ex- kind of business is that it some the smoothness of our roads and realised that they had no realary. As in the case of the sea-plaiced that he had been ill times misses fire and strips a cog the average ratio of family mast

men's strike, the problem is large-treated by his father-in-law

or two in the process. It just so be taken into consideration. She case, and Ghan Ping-sang him-

and

bappened that it was my brother will not walk with the kids, ly one of intimidation.

bad соде to Hong, Dave and a wheen bigger boys preferring to sit on her bams gos- self, in a bit of advice which does

kong with The Turkish Atrocities. him credit, evidently appreciated

living with her.

that had swiped the herring, and siping with her familiars. When The shipping it was only sbrough his ordering remonstrated with she invari that point also and, what is more,

France and Italy have agreed coropany, she added, did not ask to co-operate in the commission that the cost of the trip be paid realised that his deportation was of inquiry into Turkish misdeeds She would give him an education to bring him a drink o' water that hot inside." She's up to all sorts & matter of ordinary legal pro-lio Asia Minor. America, it is a in the Colony and keep him with cedore which the authorities had matter of some surprise to note, her. The request was granted by every right to put into operation. stands aloof. France couples her the Magistrate.

consent with a proposal for an

been confined to

the

intention of

me up in the middle of the night ably says. "Have got too muchee

got to know about the play. But of fitby tricks to quieten her Matthy waan to be beaten. Young charges, practices which Everybody was guilty to hit often cause habits well-nigh un- until he proved himself other breakable in after years. Sufficient wise. So be logged me off to the unto the day, is good enough for Police Station.

smah. She often abrieks so at the children that she either breaks their nerve or, in course of time, maker them inattentive to parental remonstrance. "Fast-Growing "..

By advising the Seamen's Union inquiry into Greek doings in to do nothing to create more Smyra, and enough has tran-

COLONY'S FINANCE. In Gaol. strike trouble, Chan has displayed spired at one time and another to indicate that the excesses!

I mind fine it was just at the good spirit and wise discretion. bave not

darkening o' summer's night We hope that we shall bear no one side. But this matter of The Gazette contains a com- when be took me past his more of these general strike wholesale Tarkish atrocities in parative statement of revenus door and put me in the end

Asia Minor, reminiscent of the and expenditure for the period house. He never said a word, If we had larger parks they threats. There is no need what worst days of Ottoman misrale, ended January 31st, 1922, which mind ye, except to say that it might meet the rise in children, ever for matters to go that length. should not be allowed to fall out shows the total revenue for the would may be mean the reform-but no matter how near they werB Machinery can soon be called of sight on a tu quoque ples. The mouth to be $1,835,117 comparedatory this time, if no the peni- they'd always be too far away for into being to settle impartially Turke were the original aggres with $1,336,236 for the same tentiary. I was awfu' scairt sit- the amabs. Talking about the sors, and they have continued to period last year: whilst the ting there in the dark and I could present play-ground, the "fast- jany disputes that may arise. And, to persecutore throughout the expenditure totals $1,224,023, as hear all kinds of funny noises. He growing shade trees," as they as we bave before remarked, centuries, which helps to explain, against $881,403 for January, came back în about half-an-hour were officially termed when the provided demands are made in a though it does not excuse, attacks 1921.

and let me out. When I got home ground was first opened, sadly by Greeke apon Tarks. Let The balance at the end of the y Uncle opened the door. belie the description. The tallest reasonable and just spirit, there

there be an all-round inquiry, by month was $7,089,839,

*Come in ye jile burd, ye" says is only about four feet bigh, May- need be no fear that they will not all means.

he. My brother Dave was greating be they got hold of the wrong be given sympathetic considera-

and still rubbing his legs. He seed, or was "fast-growing only called me "Clipe," which was a relative term? As they are, tion. It is to the employers' advantage as much as to the ex-

A scheme to build a 2,000ft. our way oʻsaying "tell-tale," and they provide mo shade, for the 60 YEARS ON ONE NEWSPAPER.

Mr. W. Tucker of the "Western floating landing stage at Tilbury got another hammering for it very simple reason that the ployees' to preserve industrial Times, Exeter, has comploted 60 was passed by a committee of the right

the spat. He children grow up faster than the House of Commons. harmony.

W38~ sent of to farm trees. years' continuous service.

TILBURY'S NEW STAGE.