1922-12-07 — Page 7

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(By "Gadabout.")

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chit. There was no holding him. By the way ho "good morning you'd bars thought to-night W&E Hog beam an manay. He gets a

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

ROUBLE NOTES,

نستيتكم

The Case Against V.S. Marines.

then. And the way he held up That was a bit of good news his chin and puffed his obest out, the other day when the P. & 0-1 felt sure he's been made a

The case of fraud by false pre-: announced reduction is fares. M.S., or maybe a piper, or tences against the four American They promised sometime ago something, in the Scottish Volun-naval Marines, of U.S.S. Helen that they would take us Home steers. There was something in same up for hearing before Mr. bit cheaper when the leave rush the air, you could see that But R. E. Lindsell, at the Police Court was all over, and they've kept we weren't kept long in suspense, this morning.

their word. And with the tai Picking up the Morning Post, dej The men were Joseph Plam

THURSDAY: DECEMBER

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

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pans' line (for their rates are still glanced through the pages, and adore, 1st. Sergeant: John We have a specially fine selection

on the high side) reducing their then found what he wanted. Joseph Montgomery, a Corporal; fares, most of the other companies No; don't get thinking he'd just Frank Van Ashlay, a Private, and are following the good example. been made an O.B.E, or anything Charles Heary Bytheway, The M. M. have fallen lato line in that line. The words he point-Privale. The charge again! with the P. & C., while the Ellered to were these there were them were that they obtained man Line will now take you reported two cases of diptheria three rolls of silk from, a Homs in ons of their "A" class (one Chinese and one Scottish. Chinese shopkeeper of Jervoise ships for £100. I see the Chias (The italics are mine.) There, be Street, by false pretences by Mail rate, via the Pacific, has said, now who says Scotland isn't tendering in payment Russian come dowa to $308.15 (gold). a nation? Most of the other companies on that ronta cbarge $620.30 (gold), though the DP.S.& advertise

in the running

PAVLOWA SEASON.

Another Big Success.

poles which they said ware, American notes, and that they stole a gold ring from another shopkeeper of 204, Queen's Road.

a lower rate of $564.58 (gold) if you take the smaller steamÔTE on the Atlantis. The German lines again now. There seems to be pleaty of competition for passengers, and perhaps the day will come eventually when even those who are not super-talpaus can afford a trip Home on leave. But even now, the rates are pretty

To this further charge all the atartling when you come to think that it's not so many years ago

man pleaded "Not guilty."

The case of the three rolls of that you could get a decent pass-true to say that Hongkong has age Home for something in the

never witnessed the equal of the silk was taken first region of £50.

present Company, and there are The accountant of the place many here who fully understand goods shop, 66. Jervoise Street, Suppose most of you graced St. for the first time the meaning of was the first witness. He said Andrew's on Thursday night such phrases as "a dance poem" that on the evening in question Althe four defendants came in in Judging by the crowd, you'd think and "poetry of motion." every Foul in Hoogkong was famous contemporary writer once uniform and wanted to buy some there. So crowded was it that a described art as being "an rolls of gauze silk. They selected scribe was tempted to write altempt to express our highest threerolls, anayellow.one grey and another leader on the old and emotions," and if that description one coffee coloured. They wanted, roany times debated question of is accepted. Acna Pavolwa and to buy all the yellow roll, 8 yards the inadequacy of the City Hall. her Company have found, in dane It was some crush, but it was a fine ing, art to a very high degree of sight. The braway men from the success. Land o' the Heather, alltogged out)

When the case came on this morning, the Magistrate stated that anolber charge had been pre- ferred against the men, namely ons of obtaining four gold rings The Parlows Company again by false pretences from a shop- delighted and charmed a packed keeper at 306, Queen's Road "house" at the Theatre Royal las: Central. by representing that night, and, to do justice in the way Russian notes were American of description to the feast of music notes. dancing and colour, one would perforce bave to write in the most fulsome strain. It is indubitably

Opening with the one-act Ballet,

of

of the coffee and 10 yards of the grey-890 in all Two cotes were given him by the first defendant which he thought was $50 gold

In the

Rod

in full regalia, the gold-braided The Magic Flute" the Compshy The men left the shop with the officers of His Majesty's Navy. under the lead

Mlle silk and a foki went to change the darning uniforms of the Army. Butsors instantly scored. The the notes. The foxi reported that the wondrous dries of the fair combination of colours in the notes could not be changed. sex, toned downby the more sombre the setting, the dresses and the A search was made for the black and white of the common lighting effects, the wonderfully defendants and they were found or garden glad raga, all combin-expressive dancing and the charm in Bonbam Strand. They bat ed to make the ball gloriousing music, all helped to produce no silk in their possession. The pageant.

an effect that held the audience search lasted about half-an-hour. rapt. Mile. Buteova proved her. The men were followed and they But why do some of the Armyself a worthy second to the great were seen to enter another silk store in Possession Street, where officers wear spurs to a dance? Pavlows herself. They do a heap of funny things In "Aulome Leaver," Pavlows they tendered some similar actes. Witness warned the shopkeeper to the Army.

Don't most of us made her first appearance for the and the notes were refused, know it? It's a case of Army evening. As the chrysanthemum, because the men would not go to Order Umptein hundred and torn and bruised by the cruel ninety-nine, C. half the jolly wintry wind and finally forsaken many changer's. alphabet, some more figures, and by the poet who at one time tried meantime a Chinese constable mile of red tape, I suppose to rescue the flower, Parlowa had been fetched. The defendant And that's that. None of them secured a triumph and proved then walked up into Queen's Road with the constable following. The probably sol to wear spore any herself an incomparable artist.

Chinesa coast ble eventually more than the unfortunate bird

In the third part of the pro- blaw bis whistle and other police whose silk sock got ripped up

It's gramme, as "La Nuit, the star arrived, the men being arrested. enjoyed the experience.

Other evidence was subaequent- Again captivated all, whilst in the rather rotten when an Xteen gaines ball dress, worn for the final item, "The Hours," she led is called, and the case adjourned. first time, is rendered hors dthe Company through one of the combat by one's partner who most effective pieces of the even- weare on his boots metal things ing. The whole of the divertiss- with spikes on. And if you get ments" were charraing, and it your ankle touched up a bit, it was only to be expected that the de- doesn't add a great deal to the audience should accord a night's pleasure.

Those things

so Company at the fall of the Goal In Possession of Daggers. bare happened. I'm told. It's rather & silly curtain.

Dressed in civilian clothing. Owing to the departure of the two soldiers of the Cantonese ever if it does look smart! Per-boat for Singapore earlier than Army boarded the down express baps the powers that be of the was expected, the Company's yesterday at Shek Lung and came land forces will have mercy on the season closes to-night instead of devotees of the light fantastic, so to-morrow. There is a matinee that our silk socks and our wives' being given this afternoon. dresses will be torn no more.

custom,

really, Isn't

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it,

Judging by the large crowd a the Theatre Royal on Friday right, the noble art's losing urne of its popularity in Hongkong. The Boxing Association are to be congratulated on putting up an

monstrative ovation to the entire

CHEFALO ENTERTAINS

PRESSMEN.

Pressmen from the local news

CHINESE SOLDIERS.

on to Hongkong. They had no money with ich to pay theiz fares, and were in possession of

dagger each. They were tr rested by the guard of the train and charged, before Mr. J. R. Wood, this morning with having the daggers in their possession.

The man said they belonged to "No. 6 Independent Brigado' and thought they were boarding

evening's jolly good sport. There papers gathered in the Telegraph a train for Canton, as they were are so many boring enthusiasts offices yesterday afternoon to going on sick leave. They were in the Colony that it's a bit of a witness soms of Chefalo's magic entitled to travel free on trains in squeeze to get everybody into the feats, and a very pleasant time] Chloese territory.

His Worship heard the evidence Theatre, which is another straw was spent.

The magician used an office of the train guard, but also wanted regard to getting a bustle on with table, and did everything within to hear the evidence of the ticket a new City Hall. Bat, by the way, haven't we any civilian few feet of bis audience, yet collector, and so remanded the bcxers in Hongkong? Out of succeeded in mystifying the eagle men until to-morrow. twelve men on Friday night, two eyed journalists with card tricks

to add to the camel's back with

(such as the one in which a

very

When the case of travelling without paying their fares was brought against the men, the

were from the Army and ten chosen card rises from the pack Magistrate said that the Chinese from the Silent Service not placed in a glass fambler), some Administration did not allow. single civvie among 'em. We've

clever conjuring with

them to travel without paying. never had many civilians bere who can come up to the style Caps and balls (which latter

If eventually changed into Service. of the Senior

in a mysterious KISA- the Hongkong Boxing Associeer), and the famous magic tion could get some of the non- rings.

anges

or-

This case also was adjourned until to-morrow.

PEKING NEWS.

Service men a bit more interested, This last is Chefalo's world. the sport would probably have famous trick. The pressman even a bigger following than it!

examined every ring, and could

port events.

has now, and perhaps in time to and nothing but welded joint, get come we might even have Inter- they were linked and unlinked A Peking telegram states that Mr. C. T. Wang has left for in a few seconds, with ease.

The obief item in Chefalo's Teinan to arrange for the taking You

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London, December 5. In London, sterling on New York rose to 4.5646. Other currencies show the following rates; Francs 65,30, Belgian 71.05, and Germen marke 37,500 to the paund sterling.

NEW-EDITOR OF THE “TIMES.”

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AMERICAN POTTERS RESUME.

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