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DAY BY DAY.

STALE NEWS.

ROUND THE WORLD.

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of government have set the SLEEVES AND LICK IT. trigger of reaction, hence, the

very small element of disloyalty A Chinese policeman was shot in the British Empire. How dead at Shanghai on Thursday over, we know that this nucleus night last by armed robbers. of "Red" ethics exists, and that if it does not steadily increase it

China.

AN EXCITING CONTEST.

Santa Monica, Californis,

March 17.

number of news items which in faot ware many weeks old. We draw attention to this fact, not in any vindictive spirit, but be [cause we feel that the circulating of stale news in the guise of

Three army aaroplane craivers telegrama may cause an im.

started this morning on a many- pression to gain currency that thousand mile trip round the the genuine news talegas world. Major Frederick L. Martia will not be, for want of effort on number of vividly designed boor|which appear in our own columns, is commanding the light, which.

By yesterday's mail we ceived some printed matter and a

labels from an enterprising firm

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American Service.

the part of fanatical republicans

in Germany. We're now wonder as well as those of other local and secessionists. We loyalists ing when the beer is coming newspapers, are not in fact tale will begin with a four hundred graphic messages. As a newsmile sail to Sacramento.--Renter's look to the Throne as the symbol along!

paper which spends between $600 and $700 monthly on cable. The above message relates to uaiting the bonds of Empire in

Amongst the passengers who news supplied to us by Reuter, the world fight in which thare the U. S. army section of a round- one common tie. and naturally

left by the Blue Funnel liner by

correspondents we look to the holder of office as Teiresias yesterday were the Rev. at various ports and by other are to be two groups of aviators, our King to be one worthy of our G. T. Waldegrave, Lieut-Col agencies, we consider it necess-military and naval. Keen rivalry confidence; and we look ahead W. B. Roberts, Mr. and Mrsary to draw the attention of the between the two Services was suficiently to desire that the S. D. Cousland and Mr. H. public to the danger of having announced a few weeks ago

Percy Smith.

foisted upon it old news in the when the preparations were being succession be maintained with as

guise of up-to-date information. completed. Presumably the naval

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men will soon be starting on their We are informed that one of much of a popular appeal as ever before. And it is here where we the moneylenders concerned in ferring appeared on the front part of the flight.

TO VISIT HONGKONG. count ourselves most fortunate the case in the Summary Court page of the Hongkong Sundar

The U. S. nary aviators plan in possessing an heir to the yesterday, who was described as Herald a issue of the date named, health,

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the Prince of Wales. As our future King, may he be spared *long to reign over us."

The Motor Age.

41

are res

two

These

Yesterday, at the Volunteer from Many Quarters." Headquarters, Crown land having "telegrams are described as

Australia." A their text

a somewhat different route. As fat present planned this is to be

as follows:-

Cross-continent to Seattle ?

via

to

Alaska:

thence to

an area of 874,400 square feet, coming situate at Tsing 1 Island, Gin reference Drinkers' Bay, was sold for the will suffice to establish our asser- upset price of $8,664. The pur-tion that the news is much older north along coast to southern Aleutian chaser was Mr. Young, a Chinese than the dates given.

Dated "London, March 14th," Islands; to Kamchatka; across The fact that Hongkong is to returned from Australia.

the Heruht publishes what pur Japan, China and Indo-China, have a new fleet of some thirty British motor buses for public The Weekly Public Meeting ports to be a telegram of that Siam and Burma; across India service is an indication of the of the Hongkong Lodge The date in regard to the work of and the Persian gull; across steady growth of motoring Theosophical Society will be dismantling the shrines of King Turkey and Europe to England; facilities in this Colony. As we re- held on Wednesday March 19th Tutankhamen's Tomb at Luxor. northern route over Farde ported yesterday, the Ming Yuen at 5.45 pm. at the Lodge. 16, This is a condensed version of an Islands to Iceland and Greealadd Motor Bus Company is to renew Queen's Rd. Central Subject account which appeared in the and Cape Farewell: to Canadian HONGKONG, 18th March, 1924. its destroyed stock with Thomy-Celebration of 1st Anniversary. Times Weekly Edition of February mainland. Quebec, Montreal and

croft machines, which will be Address by Mr. J. Russell."Ath, many of the sentences in the back to Washington. capable of carrying thirty pas-are welcome.-Adet. sengers each. They should prove

has

The Telegraph,

THE KING'S SON.

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales

we know he is no

to ride recklessly. One

rickshawho knows? Yet the

necess$75,

Herald story following, word for word, those in the "Times report of the date

9th last.

་་

It

*

MAJ. F. L. MARTIN.

the

the army entries, who will pilot Douglas cruisers.

most popular once they are plac- The harbour tragedy of last mentioned. Particularly is ed in commission. When we week was recalled by the finding this so of the details of Mr. think of the ready adoption of of the remains of one of the two Carter's discoveries, whilst the this relatively new means of con- children who were killed when an following sentence is identical in met with another riding veyance, and dwell also upon the explosion occurred on a junk both instances:- Luxor is fast accident. very soon after re-growing number of taxis on our laden with sulphur and saltpetre. filing up, the river steamers covery from the one in which, streets. further point is given to A Water Police launch picked up arriving with full complements of the comment we made yesterday the body in midstream and re-passengers." So said the Time of whilst exercising a bunter, he regarding the manner in which moved it to the Mortuary, where February 7th: and 30 said was thrown and had a collar-mechanical means are displacing it was identified.

the Herald in its telegram dated "London, March 14th." bone broken. This time it has "rice-power" locally. The grow ing popularity of motor buses and

During the absence from the

the Another of

Herald's been a mishap during steeple-axis will, in the long run. mean Colony of the Rev. GT.telegrams" is dated "Carson. chasing, a far greater test for a marked decrease in the number Waldegrave, the Rev. N. A. Peel City (Nevada), March 12th." rider. We have seen the Prince of man-pulled ricksbas. The is to be in charge of the work of tells the story of the execution riding in races, and at polo and lafter vehicles will of course, the Missions to Sesmen in Hong-by lethal gas of Gee Jos, & for many years continue to be kong, and will also act as Hon. Chinese murderer. This is mean perused in out-of-the-way thorough Secretary of the General Charities merely another and more extend- Adequate preparations have former in the saddle. We pre-fares. where it does not at present Organisation Mr. C. Champlin ed account of the report seat us been made to insure safety of the sume that he has had bad luck: pay to provide motor services. has been appointed Deputy Com- by Renter, dated Carson City serial pathfinders.

But we can see the time coming missioner of the Hongkong Boy (Nevada), February 8th, which Squadrons of destroyers will but there is more than a sus-hen rickshas will. markedly Scouts.

appeared in our issue of February stand out to sea along the picion that he is inclined decrease in number here. Maybe

courses to be followed, and with can later on we shall see something

The little village of Tsu-tsau- "Boston, March 12th" is the steam up, will dash to admire this spirit. but at the in the way of a motor-propelled war, situated between Shamsuipo place of origin and date of assistance of any of the Biers telegrams should possible mishap overtake same time one cannot help feel introduction of motor buses and and Laichikok, was the venue of another of these

a clan clash last night which This gives a story of anthem. ing anxious as to the possibility the cheap taxi fares may make ended in the dispersal of the attempt to stamp out an epidemic Major F. L. Martin commands of His Royal Highness meeting such a development totally up participants by the Folice after of diphtheria, amongst students the firing of several warning by the use of frozen anti-toxin. with aD exceedingly several

sbots. The warring factions be- which resulted in several of the Under his command will be accident some day, or even Aerial "Terriers."

longed to two clans and the bone students becoming seriously ill Lieut. Leigh Wade, Liant. Eric. fatal one. This brings us to the

There is an interesting item in of contention was a gambling The same incident is reported Nelson and Capt. Lowell Smith.

fally in an American newspaper The Douglas cruisers", built point of our remarks; for we the overnight cables of the Gov-debt.

which we have in front of us, for the U. S. air service, have think that the loss of the heir to ernment's intention to create an

Auxiliary Air Force based on the The following forthcoming under date of February 6th. recently undergone severe tests. the Throne would be nothing lines of the Territorial Army weddings are announced-Mr. We hope we have now made it They are a large, powerful type

these telegrams short of a calamity to the Em-County associations are to be Jean Francis Marçel Girardot, clear that

of aeroplane, each capable of It may carrying 800 gallons of petrol, pire. We join, therefore, with formed in connection with this merchant, residing at No. 2 East relate to very stale news. the many thousands of com- movement, the members of which View, Nathan Road, Kowloon, to of course, be that the Herald has 35 gallons of water, and 50 will undertake the liabilities of Miss Rose Andree Morand, en been victimised by being sold, as gallons of lebricating oil.. The mentators all over the British Rome Defence in the event of at- route from France by the 8.5. up-to-date news. information machines have a wingspread of This new scheme will Andre Lebon; Mr. Eric Carwood which can be gleaned from news 50 feet, a speed of 175 miles an realms, in hoping that this is the tack.

doubt attract numerous Robinson. merchant, Nanking, to papers more than a month old hour and more, and a cruising last serious mishap that is to

young men who gained fly-Miss Dorothy Frances Hender-And it may also be that telegrams radius of over 2,500 miles. Per-" befall the Prince.

via Austral-fection of "the best ing experience during the son, en route from England, by for Hongkong sent

It recalls the formation, the s,s. Sarpedon. Ambassador that Britain has war.

take weeks to reach their various foreign landing places some few years back, in Hong-

destination. In any case, the fact was expected last month. ever had."

kong of our Aero Club and the A maximum number of ten remains that the Herald's readers

Sacramento, March 18. These are times when one can subsequent suggestion that battle honours for service in the are being supplied with muck-

The world fliers have arrived serve no useful purpose by re-Volunteer Air Force should be Great War will be granted to the belated information served up as

created here. fusing to call a spade a spade.ro Club only now appears to Sussex Regiment and the Loyal

Unhappily, the East Surrey Regiment, Royal current news. It behoves us, then, to refer exist in name, whilst nothing North Lancashire Regiment-

An enquiry is being held at the

A LETTER OF REGRETS. seriously to the uglier aspects of further has been heard of the three regiments represented Harbour Office this afternoon Far Eastern garrisons. into the circumstances surround- unrest, reflected in parts of the other project. Mention of serial

matters serves to bring to mind These ten honours will

Washington, March 17, Empire and in Britain itself. As the fact that Hongkong is one of the

covering the death of the late Capt.

President Coolidge has written campaigning put in Willor, the master of the s.s. the years go by we realise more the few places in the Empire which by the 1st and 2nd Battalions, the Tai Les, who was murdered dur-to Anton Lang, the "Christ" of and more that old ideas of has no Air Force of any kind a Territorial battalions and the ing the carrying out of a piracy the Oberammergau Passion play- unaccountable state Service battalions. Where there on board the ship on Januaryers, regretting that any mis- loyalty, also, to put matters of affairs in view of the further is not room enough on the regi-21st. It will be remembered that understanding should have mark- bluntly, class discipline are giv fact that this is a naval and mental colour, the additional Capt. Willoz was shot down by a ad their visit to the White House ing place to new thoughts and military station. The other day honours will be placed on the member of the crew of the ship.Reuters American Service.

An earlier cable reports that just as the piracy began. The entirely different outlooks. We it was announced that the Home King's colour.

authorities were giving attention cannot blame a nation that gets to the aerial needs of all our

Enquiry was in progress as we their visit was cut short by the President when they asked that Commander A. R. Smithwick, went to press. rid of a useless despot, in the overseas possessions. We wonder.S.O, has been appointed to the

Americe should intercede for form of a hereditary ruler, in an whether they have given any;

The bearing was concluded this Germany! ceeding Lieutenant-Commander] morning into the case in which a effort to attain better things. thought to Hongkong in this command of the Bluebell, suc-

connection? Somebody surely Henry F. Besant, whose re Chinese returned emigrant, was What we have to deplore is the have noted the anomalous pos-

REJECTED. ignorant belief in republicanism, ition of this Colony from the Appointment on recommissioning charged with being in possession has been cancelled, the latter of two pistols and a quantity of in some quarters, as the only aerial standpoint.

Thaving been posted to the Victory ammunition, by Inspector Spear.

Washington, March 17. at Portsmouth. Commander The accused, who was defended}^^. solution of economic and

Mr. Secretary Hughes, in & LA FOLLETTE WILL STAND Smithwick has been in the Ser- by Mr. G. R. Haywood, was other national problems. No- FOR PRESIDENCY.

vice since 1903, specialised in arrested on the President Wilson note to M. Jusserand, on Decem tions of this type are en-

gunnery, and was gunnery officer as the result of the discovery of her 14th, just published, rejects Washington, March 17. of the light cruiser Sappho in the the arms within the double sides the French suggestion to create Senator La Follette has agreed early part of the war, and sub of s box. He pleaded that he was an international agency to deal brethren by revolutionary fan- to accept the third party nomina-sequently won his decoration in returning to the country, where with questions arising from the atics, who are the most despotic tion to the Presidency if the the Mediterranean. He was the arms would be used as a relief credits extended to Europe- of protection against an countries during and just after. cibes of being when opportunity Republican convention again promoted Commander in Decem- means

war-Reuler's' American offers. We once board the bulk dominates Mr. Coolidge, and bar, 1919, and his new command robbers. Mr.J. R. Wood reserved the

Service. adopts the conservative platform is his first since promotion, his decision until to-morrow,

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