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BIRTHS. CROFT-To Captain & Mrs. T. Croft daughter, on the 26th instant, at Sydney.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 28th April, 1923.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1923.
IRISH PEACE AT LEAST.
Republican Headquarters' Important Order.
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We predict the hottest summer
London, April 27.- The Irish Republican General Headquarters to-night ordered a that it is the intention of the on record. They all aro. general suspession of hostilities.
Easma Club to instal a broadcask. London, April 27. ing machine to be run in conjUNO- Irish rebel headquarters have ordered the suspension of offensive tion with their proposed new by the Broadcasting Company. Our Gaddy has been retained operations from April 30th, but have instructed the troops to remain Beeriostatic System. on the defensive, taking adequate measures to defend themselves,"
His first monologue will be with munitions.
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It is suggested that chicken fry- De Valera has issued a separate proclamation announcing his ing be broadcasted for the edifica readiness to negotiate peace on the basis that the Irish people should)tion of our cook-boys. decide disputed questions of expedienoy and policy, and that both parties should submit to the national verdist.
GERMAN PASSIVE RESISTANCE.
London, April 27.
Bolshevism is now entering upon its seventh year of nearly being extermicated.
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A message from Duesseldorf states that the recent recrudescence to it. of sabotage coincides with rumours of forthcoming German repara- tion offers, but according to a Paris message it is confirmed on high If the Telephone Company ever authority that the French Government is maintaining its determina-runs out of wrong numbers, we'll tion not to consider any German offer until the German Government lose it one of our educated com- has officially and completely renounced its policy of passive resist-positors.
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Home Note: MacWhirter, be says this radio business will be a great saver. of callar studa, as it will no longer be necessary to dress to hear anything.
will save winding up the spring.
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Lenin is again pronounced out An Allied note to Germany rejects the proposals regarding the Ma Jongs, the thinner your will never be out of danger until The more chowing you do at of danger. We disagree. Lenin reorganisation of the German security police, and demands that the score. organisation of police along military lines shall cease, and the force be of a really civilian character. On the contrary & Paris message states that a French report from Duesseldorf declares the German radio things is that they make successful until wireless photo- Government presists in its efforts to replace the police expelled from your ears stay back. the Rubr. Two hundred police were recently sant from Berlin to Quenster, and thence to the Recklinghausen district. Several when arrested admitted they were agents provocateurs.
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Romo, April 27; Signor Mussolini at a meeting of the Cabinet referred to the Ruhr, and discussed the possibility of receipt of a new German note which might lead to extensive Allied diplomatic action.
New York, April 27. Lord Rebert Cecil, concluding an address on his American tour, said he hoped some great Power would ask the League of Nations to intervene in the Ruhr.
AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION.
Washington, April 27.
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The only hope with some in these decadent days is that the corkscrew hasn't lost its pull.
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It will soon be warm enough to get pluerisy.
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Hongkong has no leisured class What between radio and the except chit and telegram coolias, cinema in the home, Hongkong hubbies will soon have to dig up Like kisses, the value of a some new excuses.. house usually depends on the supply...-
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Now that the bathing season is near, we won't hare long to wait for our yearly shark story.
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The man who was twice saved from drowning should try Canton cext time.
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Experiance suggests that some The Federal Reserve Board's monthly reporte show conanted the bigh rents and the present eficiency classes for scrutineers It may be, however, in view of of our local clube might start increases in industrial production and further expansion in building price of soupmeat, that folk have during the coming season. operanons. Freight movements were heavier than for any corres-got used to them. punding period during the last four years. General production was eight per cent. higher than the bigh peak figure of 1920. Sales by departmental stores during March were 22 per cent above those for Maren, 1922.
PRINCE OF WALES TRAVELS.
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Now that summer is near,.. will soon be dressed will make with the good folk who snore.
The way some of our women really something ought to be done It the average bachelor think that disturbs the burglars. clothes don't count anyway.
Looks as if the Telegraph is in About the only difference there, this broadcasting business to best is between Grilled Tournedos and the band. Fried Steak is the price.
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An advert, in the Doily Press
had been lost or stayed in Peak referred to a fox terrier which
District." Evidently a dog with aspirations.
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pedition against the North.
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The man who invented after- dinner speeches is still at large.
The question of human limit stions is always of interest to the student of life. There has just recently been advanced by a noted paychiatrist the theory that every human being is born into the world with the potential ability to develop just so far
London, April 27, mentally, but no further. In other Halsey, left Victoria Station this morning tot Dover, where he em- H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, accompanied by Lord and Sir Lionel words, if you were not born a barked on the light cruiser Caledon for Zeebrugge en route to super-man, you will never de Brussels, where he will, be the guess of the King. He will band one. The ides seams reasonable, over to Belgium, "the monument commemorating British gratitude since we all know that a house prisoners and the wounded in wartime.
for the generous hospitality of Belgian to Britist soldiers and cannot be built with one load of bricks. Some of us gifted then others; also, we lack certain powers which we never seem able to acquire or develop.
London, April 27. Mr. Buckley, of the Overseas Trade Department, speaking at The same idea applied to the Birmingham, said they must concentrate their attention on duration of life was put forward Pacific Coast, as an important link in the chain of Empire, con,
Health Note: When travel many years ago by Max Rubnar. zdation to the new commissioners for India. It was hoped also to your finger too tightly. Pirates sequently they are sending & trade commissioner to Vancouver in ling, finger rings should not fit He held that for every pound increase the South American services.
are liable to be in a hurry. weight of his body at maturity,
© the average man produces and consumes 362,900 calories of en- ergy before he dies. Death comes when he has consumed that amount. Nothing that he can possibly do will make his body produce during adult life more energy than the 362,900 calories; and nothing can possibly prevent his death when this amount of energy is produced. Accepting Rubner's theory, you can over-
INDIAN BANK CLOSES DOORS.
Calcutta, April 27.
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The Alliancé Bank of Simla has closed its doors. A further message says the closing is due to heavy losses and customers withdrawals. The Imperal Bank of India is prepared to ation under its surveillance, and further dividends in due course. pay forthwith 15 per cent of all classes of deposits, subject to liquid
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KAISER-I-HIND MEDAL FOR MRS. STARR.
Simla, April 27. work or dissipate so that you will gold medal to Mrs. Starr for helping to rescue Miss Ellis. The H.M. the King has approved of the award of the Kaiser-Bind use up your potential energy Viceroy has received a telegram trom the Secretary of State for sooner than if you live slowly India expressing Their Majesties Dorror at the brutal crime at and sensibly. The theory really Kohat and paying a tribute to Mrs. Starr's heroism.. is that our potential physical strength is limited, that it is impossible to increase it past a certain point.
FIJI COLONISTS SUPPORT LEGISLATURE.
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PREMIER GOES ON RECUPERATIVE VOYAGE.
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Seems to as the Cantonese would be wiser if they let the Japanese alone and' institute a boycott against the militarists. instead.
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So long as Peking can't get at Kwangtung, so long will Chaton have her reformers.
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An outport contemporary seems uncertain whether Hongkong had
For lot of people of standing either one or two flower shows 50 over on the Ferries these days. this spring. We had two, but the public were chiefly attracted by and weak, says the China Stail. Valley.
Hongkong Yarn Market is quiet the Dablia display at Happy Yes, you don't get much for your money these days.
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What did the Sergeant Scare? Arms and Ammunition.
The Duke of York will no doubt be deeply distressed to learn that, according to the Chind Mail, the skies were grey and frowning in the way, this week deplores the wedding. Happily, however, all Our friend Outlook" along Hongkong on the morning of his lack of good reading in the East. Went well at Westminster. While agreeing with him, we must at the same time admire bis candour.
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Our knowledge of radio is every day and in every way getter more and more profound. The Daily
sines of the abscissas Sounda that, in a sinusoidal wave the Press in an explanatory note tells
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Talking about radio, he who hesitates is old-fashioned.
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tion the bridesmaids were to be five The latest thing is wireless Mail, describing the Royal wed-..
only in number," says the China typewriter. One of these days ding. Matter of fact there were
politicians.
Both the theories referred to action of the elected legislators in refusing to take their seats in the he said last week that silver A meeting of colonists has passed a resolution supporting the cups. Our broker was right when are attractive and interesting, Council. This follows the controversy with the Home Government, would go up ! but there is no reason why cessions to a local sugar company.
which over ruled the Fiji legislative body in connection with con anyone should be discouraged by them. We all have enough potential strength and ability to make us reasonably successful---| if we only seek to develop them.. Mr. Bonar Law, with H. M. the King's approval, loaves in Canton will be having wireless sight which just shows how diff-
London, April 27. ́ Maybe there are others who mediately on a short ses voyage, and will return for the meeting of could do our work better than we assure him, there will be every prospect of his voice baving been Parliament after the Whitsuntide recess, when, his medical advisers have done it; but we can all completely restored. improve on past effort. Just be-l Cause we cannot all finish first in the race of life, there is no reason why we should not try to avoid being merely amongst the
Mr. Hughes has instructed the American Consul at Vancouver to "also rabs." In athletics, the investigate the firing on the American schooner in Bolander Bay on
runner able to finish first has April 26, developed his power to do so by contantly struggling and training until he got out of being second man. We are admittedly all. limited, and we know it without professors telling us. But nope of us is as limited as he thinks The is,
THE SOLANDER BAY INCIDENT.
Washington, April 27.
SURVIVORS FROM THE MOSSAMEDES.
*Walvisbay, April 27. --- Three of the Mossamedes's boats have arrived at Fort Alexander The number of occupants has hitherto not been ascertained.
€ 1: If they go on selling property to Chinese in Hongkong, retro- cession should be quite easy by and by.
This is the season when fless all go to the dogs.
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Radio is adding to our voca bulary.. We are now looking for ward to Sun Yat-sen installing & Rectifying Valve.
cult it is to prophesy atten thousand miles distance.
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yesterday, the shipping disaster According to the Daily Press off the coast of Africa was not nearly so serious as it might have been, the vassel being found
abandoned with 237 aboard."
thanks a chaplet of laurel leaves, MacWhirter acknowledges with Honorary Membership and Badge of the Ho Mun Tin Vegetable Good news: This is to be the Association, together with samples last internal war in Kwangtang of its products. Janat, the hy says the Yiu Chiang Foa. Yes, yes, we'll have Scotch both o we think so.
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