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rivels that he ofther ignores of does not hear the noises which would drive others to distraction.! {So, too, most of his reach that state when the ordinary din of modern civilisation seems to pass in one

DAY BY DAY.

THE LOUDEST · BARKERS. ARE| ALWAYB WITH THE SIDE-SHOW.--

Coleman Car.

LOCAL RADIO.

LAST NIGHTS BROADCASTING.

BUN'S HEADQUARTER

STRENGTHENING THE

DEFENCES→ For over an hour last night

Further news is to hand to-day the Hongkong Hotel Company regarding the measures taken to

[ear and out of the other without Sir Claud Severa is, we under-broadcasted a varied programme strengthen the defences of Dr. Sus our noticing it. This is probably stand, returning early next month the first occasion on which Yat-sen's new headquarters near

broadcasting was carried out on the Boees Tigris forts. because the power of receiving by the Empress of Canada. [a sensation becomes more or

less paralysed by repetition. All} Dr. J. B. Addison, Hongkong's пат Principal Civil Medical the same, there must be a very Officer, is expected here early in marked efect on our nervous the New Year. system by the accumulation of these daily shocks. We may be Members of the Motor Gymk unconscious of it at the time, buthana Committee are reminded of the meeting in the Hongkong in the long run the result becomes Telegraph offices at 5.30 pm on fevident in shattered nerves and, Monday.

all too eften, bad tempers. Such is the price of what we term

civilisation.. !··

an organised scale in the Colony

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and also on which vocalists and A report from Tai Ping market the Hotel orchestra contributed, states that strong defansiva Hitherto the items sent out have lines are being made near Tung consisted either of gramaphone Koon city, the commandeered selections or monologues, but last coolies having beer converted evenings demonstration was in into

engineering carpe for the

purpose of

making the nature of an experimen: on broader lines. Receiving sets had trenches and constructing forts been installed at the Institution Large quantities of ammunition of Shipbulders and Engineers, the and provisions are being con- Volunteer Headquarters, Repulse centrated in the principal fort in Bay Hotel, the Hongkong Tele-which. Dr. Suns head quarters graph offices, the Peak Club and are established. Several of the There were nine further cases in the motoring department of the well-to-do inhabitants and the of small-pox notified yesterday Hongkong Hotel, whilst quite a big merchants have moved to seren in Hongkong and two in number of private listanarsin other districts. Kowloon. All were Chinese.were trying out their sets.

It will be recalled that SWEDE

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There were also two Chinese It must basam tight as the out- Dr. But was last forsed tor bride cases of enteric reported.

set that the reception of the pro-Cantan, a beautifuże jadinerie, gramme at the stations mentioned | Presidential sødt was in processs..

Chinese and Smallpox.

The authorities cuncerned are tackling the subject of protection against smallpor with commend- An official report issued by Wasno: altogether a complete suc-of being made. It was, howater. able zeal, and a great deal should General Chan King-ming states cess, although certain items were only half finished. Instructions quite heard. But it have now been given that the

MUSTARD & CO. be accomplished in the way of that Pingshan. Pingho; and is only by such experiments that seal be completed. The chief

17, Connaught Road, Central,

Tel . 1186.

DEATHS.

of

free centres for Chinese to be by his troope and that attacks are Hongkong will eventually get the characters engraved on it are: .. Seal of the Chinese vaccinated at, as advertised in 10 being made on Winghu and benefit of more or less perfect "The the local papers.

On glancing Terosui Communication between radio broadcasting, last night's Republic.” down the list of these "depots" Waichow and Shanmui has been attempt was

educational value. It was a pity that at the very beginning some powerful Morse messages, either from a local ship or wireless station, came cutting in with such force that they could not be tuned out. FINE NEW RIVER BOAT. and the opening speech by Mr.

LAWN BOWLS.

THE LUNG SHAN."

in Hongkong we notice one restored. serious omission-there is no place provided in the Peak dis- trict For the convenience of} the very large number of Chinese ALLEN-On 25th. October, ati Sea View, Wanchai, Frederick employed in the upper levels we

think George Allen, aged 55.

a place for their free The

The following team will repre- H. J. B. Norton. Manager of Yesterday the general public funeral will pass the Monument for in addition to those listed on the Dock Green to-morrow at up with dots and dashes. In over the Hongkong, Canton and vaccination should be arranged sent "Dundee against K.D.R.C. the Hotel, was hopelessly mixed had an opportunity of seeing at 5.15 p.m. this afternoon.

WHITEFORD.---At the French ing of one of the upper-level Pier leaving at 65

Perhaps & room in sa outbuild 3.50 p.m.. & launch from Blake any case, he was indistinctly Macao Steamboat Company's Hospital, on October 25th., 1923. hospitals could be made a serve Harvey (Capt.), Neave. Chapman, Hotel Orchestra was disappoint-invitations to a reception aboard pm. heard. The first item. by the new river steamer Lung Shan. the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. the purpose of a cliafe. It is as Petrie, Clark, Agg. Simpson, ing. It Whiteford. Funeral passes the well to give the population every Nicoll, Robertson, Clark, Scott, follow the tune, perhaps by Directors of the Company. Full WAS verr hard to having been issued by the Monument at 3 p.m. to-day. inducement to be vaccinated, by Duncan. Ramsay. Steel, Jack, reason of the fact that the group particulars of this boat were eaving them long journeys to McLeod. Reid, Sword. Searle, ing of the instrumentalists round given at the time of her launch- the official centres. Then e Kay, Ritchie, Wylie. Clark and the transmitter was not scienti-ing at Kowloon Dock in July suggest that better publicity Webster. could be given this matter of protection against smallpox by distributing handpills amongst the Chinese in every corner of the Colony. containing a vivid] word picture of the horrors of

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 26th Oct., 1923.

NOISES.

DESERTERS.

fically carried out, with the result last. since when, of course, the that there a lack of tune and finishing touches have been put "balance."

on to the vessel. The res- Later in the evening, when the sult is really magnificent

"Poet orchestra played

andriver steamer, which should make Peasant" and "Yes, we have no travelling between here and Can-

listeners-in heard ton & real pleasure. the disease and the merits TO-DAY'S COURT MARTIAL bananas." vaccination, together With the

things to rather better advantage. Three soldiers

Everyone visiting the ship apprehended Mr. H. W. Chaney gave a humor- yesterday were greatly struck by list of free centres. This aboard the President Grant on We were reading the other day method would ensure the autho-Sept 7th, as the vessel was leaous monologue but it was difficult the general excellence of the of the time. before the advent of rities reaching the many thou-ing harbour, bound for America. Labrum was more of a success in luxurious. The spacious rabins to catch his words. Mr. V. Cappointments, which are almost the rifle, when Chinese warriors the vernacular newspapers.

sands who never hate mess came before Major WP. Hathis song, sung with vigour and and large and artistic saloon

tersby Smith, D.S.O.. and other clear enunciation. used to wear Talse faces and

Mr. H. A came in for mach admiration. officers, at a District Court Marti-Jones contributed two songs so During the afternoon, tea and and umbes make a frightful din on gongs in The "Sun Ning" Piracy.

al, held at Murray Barracks, this excellently that those in the refreshments were served, and lorder to

the opposing Scare

Not since the "Sui

morning. They were each charged broadcasting room were heard to a really enjoyable time was soldiery. It seems

affair last November has there with desertion and with losing strange

applaud at the conclusion. spent. The Lung Stan goes on been a piracy so nearly concern- by neglect certain articles of but over the method of making war. but may-ing Hongkong as the one we their kit.

wireless they her maiden trip to Canton to- Each accused was lost a great deal of their merit. morrow. She will be maintained be the Chinese knew what they recorded yesterday, on the ss. tried separately.

Mr. Robt. MacWhirter" told a for the time being on the day were doing. after all. We Nee

Sun Ning. It will be recalled) Gunner G. F. Bettley. 83 Cay-hamorous story relating to service. that after the looting of the R.G.A., pleaded guilty to both MacPherson's purchase of

a

An

that Professor A. M. Low, the Sui An, which was accompanied charges, and handed in a written gramaphone in Haiphong and TO-DAY'S TIFFIN.

A tiffin was given on board the steamer to-day by the

British scientist, predicts that by several fatalities, there was statement, which was not read this was, perhaps, the most dis- noises will play an important commission appointed to investi-jout. Accused's record gave his tinctly heard item of the evening new part in future warfare. Noise." Bute all the issues raised and a age as 29 and year of enlistment In addition to the above there Chairman and Directors of the report of their findings was duly 1920. He joined the 83 Coy. in were several gramaphone selec- Company, at which there was a he observes. "has a very curious published. At presen: the Gov-July, this year, and it was stated tious, over an hour being occupied representative attendance. The effect on human beings. The ernment is engaged in consult-in his favour that since that date in sending out the programme. Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, the more civilised they become, the ing various experts on the matter his conduct had been very satis We have collected Information Chairman of the Company, pre-.

of special Piracy Regulations, factory and he had held positions from several of the listening-in sided and among those also more noise affects them. Lots a draft of which was issued re-in which he had been entrusted places and they all go to confirm present were the Hon. Mr. of people in the Great War were cently and came in for a good with large sums of money. the fact that although there was A R. Lowe, the Hon. Mr. E. sent into a serious condition by deal of adverse comment. The Pre. G. Christian, of the King's plenty of sound received, the Irving, the Hon Mr. Chow Shoo. the nerve racking effect of note. Son Ning piracy should give Regt's the second accused to quality of the sound leaves son, the Hon. Mr. A.O. Lang, the I can imagine the aggressive useIt is worth noting that the des not guilty to both charges.

further grist to the mitt of thought-come before the Court. pleaded much room for improve Hon. Mr. J.H. Kemp. K.C. and ment. There were far too Messrs.G.T. Edkins, E.D.C. Wolfe, of selected noises to undermineperadoes had firearms, which they Mr. A. S. Bridden

"statice." sounding like CD. Melbourne, G.R. Sayer. G. gave many the morale of population, and the must have succeeded in conceal- evidence LO the effect that scratches on 2 gramaphone Hogg. G.M. Young. Capt. Clarke, development of all sorts of anti-ing in their luggage when they he followeri the President record, and the modulations of Commander Beckwith, E. Cock,

noise devices."

Noise,

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find it.

J.

“McKINLEY" ARMS CASE.

BOTH ACCUSED FOUND "GUILTY,"

went aboard as ordinary pas

We have heard it said Grant out of harbour on Sept. voices and orchestra were too pro- R. Sutherland, D. G. M. Bernard, sengers.

7th. in a steam launch. He was nounced. There was too great a J. Reid. P. Lauder. Dr. G. M. There is no doubt something in that it is practically impossible signalled to come alongside. He contrast between the pianissime Harston, etc., together with a the idea. We are all acquainted individual amongst the hundreds

to search the baggage of every did so, and foar men, dressed in and forte having regard to the number of ladies.

civilian clothes, seid to be fact that the sound was being After tiffin had been serv- with that nervous, keyed-up con-of Chinese who travel by these stowaways, were put sboard his transmitted by wireless.But mat-ed, Mr. Holyoak. 00 behalf dition in which even the slightest smaller vessels, but there must launch. Two of them gare their ters have already progressed of the Company thanked all noises make us jump.

be a remedy of some kind ---a means of circumventing this name as O'Grady and Spear. long way since radio was first those present for their attendance even in a condition of healthy smuggling of arms on board-and Mr. Bridden handed all four over tried here, and these experiments to wish the ship bon voyage

to the water police.

and criticisms are ali necessary and good luck on bor maiden trip. nerves, shocks the nervous sys- it is ** up to the authorities to

Actg-Sergt. Langley, of the before the Colony can hope to He said they appreciated the fact tem. It is, indeed, something of)

water police, spoke to being in the arrive at the stage reached either that the Company had a great a wonder that people in civilised |

in America or at Home. charge room when the four men

many friends in the Colony and centres are as sane as they are.

The Hongkong Hotel Company he thought that all of them. - were brought in. Accused was well deserve the thanks express after their inspection that day, ennsidering the thousands of

one of them. and witness re-ed at last night's meeting of the would agree that the Dock Com cognised him as a man who gave Radio Society and, if by the pany had not only done them. blows or shocks that reach their

his name as Robert Spear. nerves daily in the form of

Sergt. Fowler, gave evidence as was tried last night, they even hear). They were taking out -

carrying out of experiments such selves justice but proud. Ward/11 A

noises. Later. No doubt.

of receiving accused from Victoria tually arrive at perfection, they to Canton in the "Long Shan, The case in which a former Gaol in the name of Spear, and will have achieved much. "Radio the finest river boat that had cities become larger and noisier. porter and a former cabin boy of dressed in civilian clothes. there will be special measures the President McKinley were

here is still in its infancy; it stillever passed out of the Colony's Accused's story was that he requires study, experiments and waters. He was perfectigeertain agalust the more

annoying charged before the Chief Justice, and two others had been living in patience. at the Criminal Sessions, with beKowloon about a fortnight. They

that the bost took with her the sounds, just as now there are ing in unlawful possession of 43 went aboard the President Grant plained that the above notice the company to drink to the good In closing, it should be ex-good wishes of all. In asking near, most big Mauser pistols and 2,340 rounds that morning to see if they could is written purely in regard to the lack of the ship, be coupled with hospitals. Here in Hongkong of ammunition, ended yesterday get some breakfast. As they were reception of the programme the toast the name. of the we know a fair amount. from afternoon.

waiting for the meal to be pre-by the sats erected at the centres Harbour Master, Commander C personal experience, of the an- the Court practically amounted bank. He fell asleep and when reach us of listeners-in using cause of his great interest The cabin boy's statement to pared accused went and sat on a named. On the other hand. reports W. Beckwith, saying that be noyance caused by noises, both to an admission of guilt, but his he awoke the ship was alowed private sets aboard ships, in in the shipping of the Colony hy day and night. With the excuse was that he did not know down and he was handed over to Kowloon and at the Peak who and his willingness to help ship- growth of the Colony, the evil is he was breaking the law if he did Mr. Bridden.

heard everything with wonderfuling companies at all times ha not actually take the arms ashore. becoming more pronounced every The porter's story was that as he

Ple. J. Fowley, King's Regt, clearness. From these sources had earned the thanks of was passing down the corridor pleaded guilty to the charge of the Hongkong Hotel Company all (Hear, hear). the cabin boy asked him to carry kit

desertion, but denied losing his has to-day received a number of Fortunately, nature is quick to the bag, and he did so, having no

In the course of a humorous congratulations on the excellence reply, Commander Bookwith protect us in this matter. The knowledge what it contained

In each case it was mentioned of the broadcasting.

said thay were all satisfied "re- man whose work is in or near a until he was arrested

that accused had served a month's

A HERE. TRIFLE.

garding the excellence-of-the- dock or factory gets so accustom the Chief Justice announcing that civilian authorities.

Both accused were found guilty, imprisonment at the hands of the **Did you assault him?” a man boat and her officers. On bis ins was asked at Ealing Police Court.vitation the Company drank to fed to the rumble of the he would defer sentence until Their sentences will be pro-"I only jumped on his stomach," the good luck of the "Lang

mulgated in due course.

Shan,

"silence zones

year.

machinery or the "driving of Monday morning.

was the reply.