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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH)

VAULT DOORS

FRIDAY, MARCH

out the kind of thing that has been going an almost without intermission since the Republic was established. Though dublous

1923.

DAY BY DAY.

THE HABIT OF WORK 19 THE

For Banks and of Dr. Sun's ability to make good RABIT OF SUCCESS.

Offices.

Herring-Hall-

Marvin Sale

Co.

tion to

There was a clean bill of health in the Colony yesterday, 10

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

FORGED NOTES.

Clever Work Baffles Bren. Experts.

Sir Fredariak Macmillan, Mr. Charlos Whibley, Sir Chartres) Jin Canton, we wanted to see him

Biron, and Mr. W.P. Ker spoke England notes have recently been Clavar forgeries "of Bank of given a fair opportunity of han

to the glory of Charles Dickens circulated in London, and special at a dinner held by the Dickens detectives are following the mat- ouring his promises, because we

Fellowship to celebrate the 11th, believed that, if it could only be

anniversary of his birth. But Sir ter up.

It is believed the spurious notes accomplished, the making of

Obartres Biron, who is chief} An Evening Dance has been a Metropolitan Magistrate, tinged They are wonderfully good," were made on the Continent. Kyungtung into a model province

ranged and will take place at the his remarks with disappointment the Daily Chronicle was told, would be the surest way to Helens May Institute, on April He lamented that the only pass and would pass almost any- eventual national unity. But the 5th. at 8.30 p.m. Tickets, for Mem-age he could find in Dickens in

as a more or less negligible figure. has apparently to be

Danding till 11.30 p.m..

where.”

old dispute between We Pei-fu bere and their friends, obtainable favour of magistrates was Beyond that statement the and Chang Thö-lio, with De Sun from the Secretary, $1 each.]vague and despairing ́hope that Bank of England officials declins. some day even they might be to give particulars of the serial taught to shake hands with com numbers or other details. It is mon sense and justice-

lehrned, however, that one false fought all over again. We are Au alarm was received by the

£20 note passed in the West-and- [beginning to despair of peace ever Fire Brigade this morning from

Another bay's record. was had a rubber stamp impression Specifications on Applic- coming to South China. Our Bonham Street. The men turned

out with the engines and proceed-honoured, at the annual meeting on the back.

Whether this was a cunning al- hopes have to many times been ed to this quarter, where it was of the Royal Humane Society, raised and then brought low. To-found that a pot of tar bad been with the Stanhope Gold Medal,tempt to Inspire confidence, se awarded for the bravest deed of indicating that the note had part- MUSTARD & Co day we are again frankly pessi sot alight wins bere ledsan the year. The boy was Midship of through expert hands, or the roof of one of the houses. mistic. We hope for the best, There was very little cause for man P. C. Hutton, RN.; and this whether it had really bean ac

janxiety as the outbreak was al-was the story-On August 8, pepted somewhere in good faith is

most immediately extinguished 1922, during a dense fog, H.M.S. not yet known.

READILY ACCEPTED. with very little damage being Raleigh was stranded on the

Coast of Labrador, near Armour What is known is that in botel Point and a cutter was lowered offices, in retailers" shape and in to try to get a line to shore. The steamship and railway booking cutter capsized, and eleven men offices these notes bave been so-

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PRICE -On 20th. March 1923, Mary Price mother of Harry Tommy, Starling and Lily. Interment took place at Happs Valley on 21st March.

RUTTER--At Northam, Devon, on the 21st, inst. Mary, the wife of R. V. Rutter, late of Kowloon Docks.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

The family of the late Mary Prica thank their friends who sent floral tributes and expres sions of sympathy in their recent

bereavement.

The Telegraph.

but fear the worst.

done.

Police were engaged -practical-

Russia Out in the Cold.

Those who have so long agitat- ed against the failure by most of A charge of manslaughter has were swept away and drowned. cepted without question. The the nations of the world to "re-been brought against a native Midshipman Hutton reached the quality of the paper is exceptional- coguise" the new Russia, and have physician practising at Yaamati rocks where he was in a position ly good, the engraving does not urged upon the Powers the need in consequence of the death from of comparative safety, but, seeing arousa waspicion, and the water- for accepting the Soviet authority poisoning of a woman to whom he a sesman named Reynolds being mark would pass almost any- at its own estimation, will do well is said to have administered rapidly carried away in the heavy where, except at the Bank of to ponder over the attitude of the certain pills. When charged, he surf, he plunged in and, after a England. Government of the United States said that another individual asked hard struggle, succeeded in of America-s Government that him for medicine and he did not rescuing the man."

ly the whole of last year in a hunt over Europe for the makers of an we still like to look upon as com-know to whom it was later given. posed of hard-headed business! He had practised for thirty years

issue of English notes circulated men; less inclined to be affected The cass is fixed for hearing next

Bartholomew Fair, which it is for the Costinent. Da occasions by wire-pulling than so many of week.

proposed to revive in connection detectives managed to get close-to their kind in the diplomatic circles

with the celebration of the 800th. men who were passing them, and of Europe. Mr. Hughes bas

anniversary of St. Bartholomew's in Rotterdam a demure little Ger- Įstated bluntly that reports receiv

Hospital, was originated by man woman and three burly Our Picture Page to-morrow Rabate, founder of the Priory, Dutchmen were arrested.. ed at Washington "have failed to will include groups taken at the in 1133, and held annually in inspire confidence in the Soviet." annual cricket match between the Smithfield until 1850. In its over Europe the officers

But after chasing clues all In short, Russia is at present Queen's College Old Boys A early days it was the most im defeated in their efforts to find ruled by a clique devoid of consociation and the College, of the portant cloth fair in the coun-and arrest the makers of the science, and deserving of the Queen's College boxing cham-try, but gradually this aspect forged notes. position of outcasts, whose word pions, and of the Shangbai inter- tended to disappear, and it cobody can accept, and whose port rowing team which laat week became an annual carnival, with from £5 to £100 in face value are In the present case forged notes professionsof friendshipcould only beat Hongkong. There will also theatrical performances, inspire in the object of the be a portrait of General Sir George beast showe, dancing, and what-Some of those who had them in wild believed to have been presented. blandishment a suspicion that Kirkpatrick, former G. O. C. in not. It was immensely popular, their possession may, of course, there was some, ulterior and Hongkong, who has been given and folk of all classes flocked to be innocent holders. threatening motive. A safe policy an Indian Command, and a photo participate in the fuo, but in course

to pursue with the Bolshevist of the yacht "La Cigale," the of time degenerated into a lawless! regime is to look for the daggerwinner of the English rig cruiser riot, which culminated in the fair bidden in the left band whenever championship of Hongkong. of 1815. After that drastic restric- the right hand is held forth in seaming..amity..

One of the bardest things for the other pations to swallow-gapodially at{

HONGKONG, 23rd March, 1923, the present moment, when there

AN EARLY' FALL?

is so much firsucial stringency,

FOOTBALL

tions caused rapid decay, and finally the ancient fair ceased to exist.

The London Council have. dis-

were

£10,000 A YEAR FROM DRESS DESIGNING,

Lady Dhalf-Gordon Appears for Fablic Examination. is the Soviet repudiation of foreigo

Lady Duff Gordon, founder of The following team will re-cussed at length a question which Lacile," made pipuant revela debts. So we find the nalions of the world, with America in the Present the Club in the League in the eighteenth century gave tons of her relations with the forefront, ushing to the aid of the game with the South China the governing bodies of London a famous dress house when the Russians whenever disease and Athletic on Saturday at 4.30 lot of trouble. That is the ques-appeared for public examination famine, bred by the incompetent p.m. McPhail; Lerael, Bishop:ion of fairs. In the old days in the London Bankruptcy Court gang running the country, are Valentine, J. Stewart, Mair: May: London fairs became not only a

After explaining how the taking their toll; int disdainfully Forsyth, Bagg, W. Stewart and nuisance, but a threat to law and business grew from a small

order. To-day law is not involved, refusing to accept the Govern England.

but order is, though to a smaller of four companies, operating in private concern until it consisted extent. Good and valid objecLondon, Paris, New York and tions were stated why the Mayor Chicago, Lady Duff Gorden said of St. Pancras should not be the business had an immense given permission to hold another turnover and tremendous profits charitable fair on Hampstead all 1919, and yielded her a total Heath; and those who have read income of £10,000 a year. the local history of London parishes some two hundred years having been dismissed from her.

She attributed her failure to ago will be amused by the liker employment and to litigation Less between present and past against the Farie company, and

TYPHOON WARNING,

unknown.

LEAGUE CRICKET.

Boager in New York.

objections. Now it is merely an- noyance that is involved, then it against Mr. Otto Shalban, her was inmorality of several kinds. The real reason why the WEE yet. the resemblance remains, dismissed she said, was that she The upshot of the discussion was told the truth that- some that counsel is to be taken with the dresses shown by, the cou other authorities and societies TE-

pany were not designed by her. garding suitabla: sites for fairs. | The Bank Holiday festivals are all Greek to me," she added, but Agreements and shares are not involved.

so far as she was aware her personal expenditure bad never

Only just in the saddle, the Sun Yat-sen regime in Canton looks like having an early fall,

ment of Rusela as one of them Ignoring bis recently expressed

selves. The Soviet has bad to sit determination to brook no inter on the doorstep for some time ference by the militariste, Pre: now, and it does not appear sident Li Yuan-hung has caved as if its attempts to batter the door down, or pick the lock in to Wu. Pei-fu by appointing to in stealth, are meeting with much

The telegram quoted below was important positions in Canton success. It seems to us that a received by the American Con- the Kwangsi and Yunnanese great deal of reformation will sulate-General, Hongkong, from military leaders and prominent have to take place in the Bol. the Manila Observatory at 98..

shevist domestic life before that to-day, March 23, 1923:—、 followera of Chen King-ming door will be opened. The act serves to illustrate the

Typhoon in about 145 deg. Long. E. 10 deg. Lat. N. direction sapine character of the Peking President, and its true meaning International Economics. is that Kwangtung becomes the

We rather fancy that we have | pawn in the game being played heard a great deal in the past by the rival Northern War Lords.] about the good that can result Dr. Sun's position was unstable from an international economic

conference, and if we mistake notį enough before. These latest there has been more than one Kowloon C. C. 2nd. XI against The following will represent the developments render it all the gathering that promised big things the University at Kowloon onable as his collection Several Filed accounts showed liabil

A collector may be as remark.) exceeded her income. more precarious. Without funds butbrought forth nothing tangible. Saturday at 2.15 p.m.-E. J. thousand pounds we realized at ities of £41,575 and sasels The latest suggestion is for a con- Edwards, H. Overy, N. L. Railton, Christie's by the treasures of the estimated to produce £765 and with little or no military ference of the nations especially W. J. Shenton, L.A. R. Duncan be Mr. Francis Willant-Smith, which, however are cbsorbed by backing, he finds himself sure the war-worn ones to deal with W.L. Wesser, B. Potherum, HH of Tranquil Vale. Blackneth claims of preferential creditors. rounded by Kwangsi and Yunnen such vexed questions as repara Benson, E. F. Spinks, J. M. Jack Mr. Smith was at or alived troops whose leaders, whilst tions, inter-Allied debts, exchange, and J. C. Fletcher, recently professing loyalty to have seen enough of what these him, have undoubtedly been lying international consultations result low awaiting such a turn of in to

us chary of (events as bas now occurred. Dr. looking to them to find solutions of any really big problems; Son is assuredly in a cleft, stick, and those items that the proposed and be must now be fully con- meeting is to tackle are big vinced of the folly of having enough in all conscience. How- ever, there is nothing liks getting induced "outside" forces to win together occasionally. If these dack Kwangtung for him from gatherings do nothing else, ffiey Chan King-ming.

and

Land international credit. Well, wel

make

provide topics for public and

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the Hongkong.

·Telegraph.") ~ Musical Syrens.

lover his thor at Blackbesibỹ Kid

This Bving rooms his cupboards SUPER-BOAT FOR OXFORD;

and '-obests of Grawers Word crammed with the accumulation of many years, including Oriental porosinin, Old - English-poftary,} and ellver plate and books on the fine arts. He was a frequent visitor at Christie's, usually features will be embodied in the when few people were about,

Fastest Ever Bowed in a "Varnit> Contest.

number

is tall, thin old gentleman, and inte

his purchases were usually mada

by an elderly lady in black. He fastes

important new

ord in the

bethe

Fraas discussion, revenue for Bir,-I have been reading in bequeathed many valuable arti- contest. We honestly regret this latest hotels in the city where the Saturday's "Bulls and Inners" cles to the British Museums and Her designer is Prof Canton crisis, because it most venue, is laid, and often not about the syrens playing a lively Victoria and Albert Museum Bourne,

Another tallor whe was an art of the famous Oxford's mean further unrest and once unpleasant sightseeing for the tune in the fog

collector was Mr. John Jones, of One of her delegates. Of course, taxpayers

rincipal fer again postpone any movement are not supposed to bother about As a matter of fact, this is Piccadilly, the greatest British straight water-line. towards the reunification of the what the travelling and other quite possible, for the Hull example of this type, who left bis country. Dr. Sun

his panses of their representatives Crawlers' skippers used to play superb collection of old furniture followers may well complain that ere likely to be, and no-one is tunes op their syrens when re and objects of art, the value of presumably, expected to remem-turning with their catch, and which to-day runs into six figures they have not been given abor that there is in existence a Lead Kindly Light" was the to the Victoria and Albert (chance to carry out the new body, known as the League of favourite of one old rawler Museum, as pertatea

skiper policy of moderation upon which Nations which a few years ago most people hoped would be the they embarked. It is, unhappily, means of probing and, finally the old, old story of one party curing the many ills of this very popping in and another jumping sick world.

of his fine taste. M27 French tailor, formed's Yours ste.

collection of GUNFLEET under, the

1844-457

Hongkong, March 21st, 1923,

which