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⠀ TRICKY HAWKERS.

Two Men: One Licence.

TO-DAY'STM MISCELLANY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

QUESTIONS IN THE

~COMMONS.

Indemnity Payments by Germany.

Mr. G. E. Chesterton has been

►An amusing case has come to lamenting the decay of abuse, notice in which a hawkerresorted political and literary, but it is to an ingenious method of evad- hardly likely that journalists will

In the House of Commons. Mr. ing the fees due from him to the aver again exchange such aman. Chamberlain, in reply to £ : F. Government, and at the same time ties as were common a century Hall, said that the action to be of tricking the police · Bear who ago, when the Morning Paul was taken in the case of default by investigated his case.

wont to refer to "foul-mouthed Germany in indemnity payments It was related by Sergeant Cobbelt" and Cobbett re:aliated as a matter for consideration Elston, at the Police Court this by denouncing “that squirt of by the Allied powars. morging, that the man whom he dirty water the Morning Post,” The Sir F. Hall asked if it was not was charging was yesterday ask-Myrning Chronicle, wrote genially the opinion of the Government ed to produce his licence. Ob, of that slop-pail of corruption, the that Germany was shamming please wait a minute," the hawker Pod and the Standard referred inability to pas reparations. replied, and whilst the Sergeant contemptuously to our blubber. Mr. Chamberlain did not think complied the man disappeared headed contemporary the Globe he could usefully answer a ques- round the street corner and a few whilst the Morning Herald aneetedtion of that kind. He regretted seconds later reappeared with a "that spaviced old horse, the that the Allied Governments bad licence which he showed to the Courier, and the Murning dårer, not already met and agreed what officer. Not at all satisfied with tier denounced the Times as was to be done, but that was not the licence, Sergeant Elston went the braggadocio of Printing our fault. round the corner himself and came upon a second bawtor. This man was also asked to pro-

House-square."

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RECORDER OF LONDON, Mr. Chamberlain, replying to dace his licence and be too told the ing an exhibition of its owning the appointment of Sir E. Tobacco, which has been enjoy-Sir Wm. Joynson Hicks regard- sergeant to wait whilst be went

London. WAN док the Wild as Recorder of the City of home to fetch it. The very same first smoking mixture used London, said the Lord Chancellor licence that was first shown to in England. Pipes have been had intimated that he would feel the Sergeant was brought back by found embedded in the mortar of greatly surprised if the Court of the baker for inspection. The cir-churches built long before our first Alderman of the City of London, scumatance was highly suspicious acquaintance with tobacco, and it in making the appointment, cot- and when the facts were in seems only reasonable to concludetemplated that the present Rec- vestigated it was found that the that our ancestors smoked berbs order would remain for any second hawker laat his licence of some sort either medicically or considerable time. to the first and again took it back is it possible?--for pleassure. It A member of the House of

Most men want a heavyweight when it came to his turn to be is known that coltsfoot used to Commons-The matter was not Colonel James, stated that it was

Dr. Macnamars, answering parse for a lightweight fight. questioned by the Sergeant. be fabaled for asthma, though present to the oird of the Lord the Government's intention to

Mr. Lindsell inflicted a fine of whether through a pipe or not is Chancellor when he advised His prepare & Bill to deal with matters divorce because she doesn't know Prominent clubwoman wants $3 on the defendant. The second uncertain. The possibilities may be Majesty to approve the appoint-raised in the report of Lord Cave's where her husband is. He may hawker was not charged. judged from the record of the olldent, or he would have raised the Committee on Trade Boards, and be at home.

Calvinistic minister who shortly matter then. The Lord Chancellor they hoped it would be pos after the in..oduction of tobacco was placing himself in

com-sible to find time for its considera- -was accustomed to smoke audication with the Corporation tion during the present session. very small quantity of the Vir-of the city, and did not anticipate TORPEDOES FIRED AT JUTLAND. jhe keeps away from it. ginian weed mixed with hare-that any disagreement on the bound, yarrow and foolsfoot."

matter of policy was likely to arise.

ELECTRIC SHOCK.

*

The Boy and the Kite.

We reproduce the following from the fily Chronicle as there- in printed:Many traders to-day

COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH SPAIN.

JOINT INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL AGREEMENTS.

Work never burts a man unless

Curzon, said approximately 66

Mr.Amery, answering Viscount)

The most popular summer re- torpedoes fired by the German sort is "It's too hot to work!" Fleet at the Battle of Jutland! were seen by H.M. ships. Two A groom is suing because an hits were recorded against the old shoe was thrown at him. Io

the shoe was the old man's foot.

the battle stated that a total of The official German report of 107 torpedoes were fired.

PERTINENT PARS.

girl named Lotts Check has wonj What's in a name? A Georgia

national beauty contest.

A serious mishap occurred yesterday to small boy, who, whilst endeavouring to rescue are experiencing great difficulty A. M. Samuel, said that negotia-British Fleet.

Earl Winterton, in reply to Mr. kita from the electric wires with in collecting their accounts. Ations were in progress with the which it had become entangled, story which comes to hand from Spanish Government for a com- received a shock. He had climbed America will surely encourage mercial treaty. It was not possible the pole at Wang Street, Kowloop them to employ subtle methods. to forecast the date when such City, and when the shack A tady now living in London had treaty would come into force. occurred, he involuntarily let go owed a sum of money to a Boston his hold and fell to the ground.frm for some time. The other Besides & number of burns on day she received this letter: the arms and legs where they Dear Madam, At 11 am. to-day had come into contact with the four cashier fell into a deep swoos legislation electric wires, there were also while sitting at his desk. He is industrial Council other injuries, resulting from the still unconscious, and up to the compulsory fall. First aid was applied by the present the only words which industry would require a greater sia will suffer more than ever.

have passed his lips are your measure of agreement by e- name. We cannot help thinking plorare and workers organisa- that the account which you owe tions generally than had yet beening yourself and wife sou will If you are woll bred, in shoot, us must be on his mind, and we hope, therefore, that you will

always shoot yourself first. remit us the amount by retorn mail, so that his health may not be further jeopardised. account was promptly paid.

police. and immediately after

this, the boy was rushed to the Kong Wah Hospital where he is lying a marious condition.

DAY BY DAY.

A coolie was yesterday injured.

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by being knocked down at Can naught Road West by a owned by the Wauchai Garage. The crowd of coolies which soon!

The

Rhys Davies, said the proposal for Dr. Macnamara, in reply to Mr.

to make joint agreements throughout

signified.

SINE MILLION WORKING DAYS

LOST.

Trotsky is learning to sing. Rus-

A flapper can't kiss the stamp Dr. Macnamara informed Siron a letter without cancelling it Robert Clough that the loss in time during March and April

Several million Russians are

To a woman belongs the unique through trade disputes, involving homeless. Several million Amer- honour of beating our greate; toppages of work, bad amounted icsos couldn't be home less. Ashley Cooper relates in the working days. cricketer at single-wicket, as Mr. to approximately sine million Jatz is popular because they

In spite of the fact that finan- cial experts are saying business is ¡better, it is.

In Georgia, a man was on the jury that gave his wife a divorce. That makes it unanimous.

Our idea of hard luck is a fat man at a dance on a hot night.

Woman asking divorce says her husband beats her every day. This is too often.

"Dr. Sun refuses to resign”— headline. Thinks he will, rise again.

Some people's lock is so had they get skinny every winter and

fat every summer.

he usually does

A man in love will do say- He was unable to give an can play the same piece over thing, bat Memorial Biography of "W.G." gathered or the spot became so in- The match took place at Hastings, estimate of the loss in wages.

again and you don't recognize it. Inothing.

consed against the driver that

when, owing to rain, there was a

they se: open him in body. delay in admitting the public to

the ensuing struggle, his jacket

was torn off his back and appro

the ground. The champion was challenged by Miss Kathleen

priated by a thief, A sum of Smith, daughter of the famous was contained in one of the pockets.

"LAW COURT" IN A FACTORY.

Oxford and Yorks bire player. She had her father and Lord Hawke to field for her; the former caught W.G. of the Erst ball of the match and Miss Smith won as he pleased. Another kind of triomph scored by a wc- man cricketer figures in the an- nouncement published in the

of the forthcoming mariage be- ise Burrell." The match was tween the Duke of Hamilton and

Offenders Tiled By Fellow. Morning Post of January, 22, 1778,

Workers.

A novel method of maintain

ing factory discipline by trying first thought of at the cricket offenders before a

court" of

match played at The Oaks last

their fellow workers was describ-summer by the Countess of Derby ed by Mr. George Cadbury, jun.and other ladies of quality.... at the yearly meeting of the Miss Burrell got more notches in Society of Friends.

the first and second innings than

He pleaded that a further step should be taken to keep delin any other lady in the game, and at inst bowled the Duke himself out."

quents even from the stigma of

police/court appearance.

In a large factory success had

Nothing new under the son. Å attended scheme of tribunals formed by the workers them- Home newspaper says: Broad-

selves.

cast wireless as a news service

Those brought before these is merely a development of a plan ribunals on charges of petty inaugurated many years ago (in 1belt and indiscipline were, in 1893) in Buds Pesth by the estab found guilty, put on probation lishment of the Telefon Hirmode,

year by this

or Telephonic Newsteller, which mittee of work fellows, and very B000 counted its subscribers

for

com.

few completed the period without! by thousands at the rate a clean record,

of about #

器 penny

day.

YOUTHS" BONND OVER". News was collected in the ordi- Recently a youths' council,ry way, plinted by lithography consisting of boys under 18, had long strips of paper, and tele- been set up especially to deal phoned by specially trained with charges against the younger stenters.". It provided also for employees. This was working advertisements for 12 seconds, well.

carefully

them sandwiching Mention was also made of the between interesting items of manner in which at Birminghame, so that the subscriber could before prisoners appeared before not disconnect for fear of missing the magistrates, they were ex-something he really wanted to amined by a doctor.

hear.

As a result it had beep found that 45 per cent, were never put JUDGE ON THE BUSINESS MAKS. Jato the dock, but because of "I find that the business man mental deficiency, epilepsy or generally does anything but the other reasons, were recommended business thing," said Judge Par-

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