1923-09-28 — Page 7

CORRESPONDENCE.

*(To the Editor of the Hongkong ** Telegraph.**)

Motor Licences.

CANTON UNREST.

GENERAL STRIKE

EXPECTED,

THE. HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Chaquers is credited with af ghost-that of Lady Mary Grey, Lady Jane's sister. Writing in the Contemporary Review. Miss Reports reaching Hongkong to- Mary Bradfont Whiting tells how day speak of the imminence of a the hapless Lady Mary the small- general strike in Canton. It is an-fest parson at Court, married Sir.I am in entire agreement ticipated that this will commence Thomas Keyes Sergeant-Porter, with your editorial on motoring to-morrow when not only the and the tallest person in the| offences, and your correspondent | Custom A

but also Queen's household. For this

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brokers,

has my sincere sympathy.members of other trades and mesalliance, both were imprison- "Obviously it is a ridiculous situa-businesses will roase work. Jed. Keyes in the Fleet and Lady tion when a motorist may lose The cargo coolies have al-Mary at Chequers, which was his license at the discretion of a ready struck, and steamers go-formerly the Exchequer House. traffic officer who may or may not ing up to Canton have re- After shifting from durance to be predjudiced against him. The turned with their cargoes. CS.P., of course, would sign the In anticipation of bad con cancelling B driver'sditions ensuing from the strike. licence, but there is not the crowds of refugees have begun slightest doubt from whom the to move down to Hongkong by the order would emanate. This sitna-Canton passenger vessels, it was tion is not tolerated at Home stated by Mr. John Arnold, Secre where they have really experi-tary of the Steamboat Company, enced traffic officers. Why should this afternoon to a Telegraph we tolerate it here?

representative.

order

A

to

The whole system is very crude, and the law which allows

motorist

be convicted for speeding on the word of a man who in some cases hasn't the faintest idea of what he is talking about is too ridicul- das for words. We don't mind being convicted on the evidence of a police speedometer, but when

police officer can stand up and say "Your Worship, the defend- ant passed me at a terrific speed, quite umpteen miles per hour one feels rather dissatisfied to say the least of it.

1)

CRYSTAL GAZER

FINED.

A

Women who Paid her

2s. 6d. A Time.

How a policewoman called on

durance the Lady Mary died, but her portrait hangs at Chequers, and Miss Whiting suggests that something more than a painting of the unhappy bride may cling about the place.

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There is some perturbation in Essex at the attempt which is, being made to remove from Cran- ham Church, near Upminster, the body of General Oglethorpe, the founder of the State of [Georgia, in whose University

it is desired to enshrine thei remains. Oglethorpe was for many years member of the House of Communs, which grant- ed £10,000 for the establishment; of Georgia-named after George II. as refuge for distressed European settlers and a protec

a fortune-teller, aged 7, living in tion from the Spaniards and top flour flat in Tottenham French. The General lived to see Court-road, and was promised Georgia become опа of the

States both a job and a wedding. was original

of the great

foundation.

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The whole procedure is so open narrated to the Marlborough-Republic many years after its to abuse that it should be scrap-street magistrate last month. ped immediately. Let's have The woman Esther Annie licences cancelled only on the Browne, was fined £15 and 10%. It seems possible that Brecon order of a magistrate, and the costs.

may have solved a very difficult uncorroborated evidence of 3 Prosecuting for the police. Mr.problem for popular statesmen single witness (especially Indian Muskett said Fortune-telling at since it has designed for Mr. and Chinese) washed out. In 2s. 6d. a visit seemed a lucrative Lloyd George a silver "freedom" fact, the whole system of "esti- business. Browne paid £2 10, a casket which will serve as a hand- mated speeds" by men who week for the flat. and in a year some stationery cabinet. If all couldn't estimate the speed of a had paid £114 IDs. into her bank-corporations would be as thought- man walking, needs scrapping.ing account.

ful, the mental reflections of The men un point duty might | One of the policewomen had statesmen on whom it "reins göld with advantage be livened up her fortune told by cards, asfor silver) boxes" might be somewhat. It is rather con- follows:-

more pleasant as the number fusing to approach a cross road You will hear of a job in three accumulates. Kings are and find the man on duty kow-weeks' time. You have nothing troubled in the matter, since there towing to some of his gods, or to fear about your future. It is ample room in palace corrid- emphasing bis remarks to alooks to me as if you are guingjors for innumerable "boxes." but brother officer by a liberal waving to work where there are a lot statesmen must wish sometimes of arms and baton.

of men employed: perhaps you that the complimentary casket are after a Government job. If had never been invented. you are not thinking now of getting married you will be Shortly.

Yours etc.

OLD BILL.

Hongkong, Sept. 27th, 1923.

The Motor Trials.

Sir. With regard to the forth-

Fou from

Tesis

With the presence of so many

American plutocrats in our midst. There is a man here who may the phrase "A modern Crœsus be going grey. Do you know is bound to happen. says a Lon- anybody in uniform across the don paper. That is all right so coming motor trials. I understand water? if not soinence is coming long as the recipients of the rom- that there was the competitor

Over the sea pliment do not know too much about the old Cræsus. He, the only to go when the class for un-somewhere. limited motor cycles in the Hill Browne then produced a crystal last King of Lydia about 2,500 Climb was cancelled on August set and said. "I see someone here years ago-afteraccumulating in 25th. Would it not therefore have who is dressed in the old-fashion- mense wealth, retired to his Court been better for the remaining ed style, with a lace collar, and at Sardis and devoted himself to a competitor to have arranged with looks sick; do you know who it lifeofextravagant pleasure. Deem- the time-keepers to have a private mag be?"

ing himself the happiest man climb in the presence of members

When the policewoman, ans-in the world, he was displeased of the Committee?

wered. "Perhaps it is my mother." when Solon told him that no man Browne continued "You are going should be called happy till his to a wedding. You will go where death. Not long after, in a war with there are a lot of foreigners. They Cyrus, his kingdom was conquer- look to me like Chinese or Jups ed. he himself being captured and "You are going to work where sentenced to be burned. His life there is a lot of traffic, perhaps in was spared, and he sank into ob ja busy city.

You will be scurity. Nothing is known of his very happy in about two years death and consequent happiness

may be presumed.

It certainly seeins unfair to Mr. Baker that his fine performance

should not count.

Your etc. A COMPETITOR. Hongkong, Sept. 28th, 1921.

[Actually, only eleven man- petitors finished out of twenty entered. In any case. Mr. Baker has expressed his emplete ag.ee

ent with the opinion of the Committee that the whole of this class should have a fresh com- petition. Ed. H.K.T}

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JASCHA. HEIFETZ TO VISIT HONGKONG.

time."

Mr. Muskett aid ortion had heen taken because it had one Dominion representatives and to the notice of the police that members of Dominion Parlia working class women were visit-ments visiting this country willi ing Browne's hat.

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in future have special PAIN allotted to them in the House of Conimons, The Committee which has considered the que-- tion recommends that a portion of the Member Gallery over the Opposition Benche-should be used for this purpose. This means in practice that the Dis- tinguished Strangers Gallery will be extended beyond the

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Start at any circle in the of the Ministerial bench. A short concert only in Hongkong -on diagram, and draw a straight line time ago Dominion Prese October 29th. "

from its centre to the centre of presentatives were admitted to To few it is given while still on any other circle. From there, the Press Gallery of the House the threshold of life to achieve turn at an angle, and travel to of Commons for the first time, the success which comes ordi-another. The puzzle is to follow The House of Commons is slowly narily if it comes at all only a course that will include all the recognizing the claims of the after maturity and experience. circles once, and no more. The sister States of the Empire to Yet that is what Jascha Heifetz course must be made at every favourable treatment from the has accomplished. He began play-circle; and no lines of the course Mother of Parliaments. ing the violin at three. complet- | may cruSS. The line. for example

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