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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, S

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AN ITALIAN SIMILE [hillsides' free of landslips and FRIEND FOR A JEST; DUT, IN The hawkers of Naples and a the low land free of pools, by MY MIND, IT 18 NOT A MUCH man, unknown, who tried to soll A Complaint. [good drainage, and thus reduce LESS DEGREE OF FOLLY TO a house in an unknown locality! ENEMY OF AN at a price he did not got, were in-

Sir-A burglar broke Into a the mosquito brooding-places. MAKE, AN

INDIFFERENT AND NEUTRAL troduced into a case in the Sum- Each time there has been illelt PERSON FOR THE SAKE OF A mary Court this morning when house in Pilkem Street, Yaumati, outting of timber here, we have BONHOT.-Lord Chesterfield: the landlords of 38, Pottinger at 4 o'clock this morning, and Street asked Mr. Justice Dyor was chased out by the occupants. rooolved lotitárs from roaldents

The Bogoy Competition played Ball to fix the standard rent of He ran to Nathan Road, Austin who doplore the wasto, and this

at Fanling from 20th to 22nd the promises which were occupiRoad and to Pilkom. Stroot fol- shows that the department con- Septembor rosulted in

atleed by the Chung Mau firm. They lowed by the occupants, who cerned can count on publlo co- batwoon W. Lang, G. W. Sowoll asked for the rent to be increased wore all the while blowing hard

on polico-whistles which startled. operation in the suppression of and C. C. Stark all "one down." from $42 to $130.

Mr. A. el Aroulli appeared for all the residents in the locality, Thoro wore 34 ontrios. this ovil. May the good work

the landlord and Mr. C. A. S. but no policoman appeared on the

econe, and the burglar osoaped. continue.

All the Chinese churches of Russ defonded.

In view of the groat frequency M. U. Gonnolla, called às ao Hongkong aro planning to observe "Anti-Oplum Sunday" export witness by the plaintiffe, of burglary and also of divors Dairy Farm Milk.

next Sunday, September 28th, in said he considered the house to discases in Pilkom Stroot, I We think that everybody who an endeavour to arouse publio be worth $250 per month. The should be much obliged if you ground floor and basement would would be so kind as to allow me the courtosy of your valued Specifications on Applica has read the correspondence be- opinion against the opium evil. be $125.

twoon the Government and the

Cross-examined, be said he columns to draw the attention of Dairy Farm Company, which wo "Solf-anorifico" will be tho published yesterday will come to Subject of this wook's Public know that his figures worked out the authorities to what appears the conclusion that the Company Lecture of the Hongkong Lodge at a 300% increase but he arrived an unfairness to the residents equal rate of taxon as rosidents in MUSTARD & Co. has good grounds for complaint of the Theosophical Society at them by valuing the premises there who, although they pay

regarding tho

attitude of Queen's Itd. Central, on Wednost $30 per square foot.

Mr. Rues: And how do you European tononient houses do Oficialdom. The foots are that day. Sopt. 24th, at 5.45 p.m. All got your figure of $36 por foot ?-havo no privilego, as the others some two month ago, tho are welcome.--Adrt.

That is the market price.

onjoy, of metered water service Medical Ofear of Health mado

Do you know of any sale in the only because they live in Chinose assortions at a Sanitary Board Whilst lying asleep on the side neighbourhood ?-No.

tonoment houses, no sufficient menting which were tantamount walk in Queen's Road Central,

Then how do you know market light in the streat because it is a to blaming the Company's cleane near Jervois Stroet, early this price. You cannot have a market privately owned one and ing methods for the outbreak of morning, a street coolie was price without a sale.-I consider Bulliont police protection for typhoid which was thon raging attacked by three men, and sit a fair price.

ronson or reasons which I am Dr. Pearso did not definitely girdle was removed from him.

But how do you arrive at your sorry I am really at an entire loss assort that this W08 the Popper was rubbed into his eyes. figuro -A man not far away to conjecture. actual cause of the spidomic. He but, raising the alarm, he had the wanted to sell his property and

It is earnostly hoped that the stated that the investigation of satisfaction of seeing two of the ho asked $38 por foot.

authorities will, in justice to the possible sources of contamination rabbers subsequently arrested by

Was the property sold ---No. tax-payers there, give them bottor of milk at the Company'a farms Chinese detectivo.

It appears that because a man polico protection, install some had not been completod, but "it

somewhere in the same neigh- public fountains in the street and was quito possiblo" that the

For stealing two eye-bolts bourhood asks a price he doesn't call upon the owners of the street epidemile was caused by the use bolonging to the s.s. Pearlshell at got, you consider $36 fair? Havel to instal some lights thero. of unstorilised, water in the Taikoo Docks. Chinese was you over boon to Naples 7-Yes, Enclosing my card. cleansing of certain apparatus. given four wooks' hard labour by And have you soon the podlers Such a declaration in regard to Mr. R. E. Lindsall at the Central there trying to sell pona mada

Distributera.

17, Connaught Road Central

Tel. C. 186.

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 3rd Sept., 1924.

PRESERVING OUR TREES.

and a campaign of tree planting, Inaugurated by foreign-taught atudents, has met with some success. It will be rocalled that the dearth of timber during the lato war led to the cutting down of largo tracts of woodland in tho British lelos. Some parte of

and,

Tho reply of the Government to

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BLIND JUSTICE. Hongkong, Sopt. 23rd, 19241.

Was

the main source of supply of the Magistracy to-day It Was from lava from Vesuvius for Colony's milk Туди bound to stated by the police that so many which they ask two tira and reflect on the Company and injure of these bolts had been, stolen when you say 58 centimes they its reputation. Convinced that from the ship that it had to jump at it?-Yos, but that's not

RENT LAW PUZZLE. the asporalons were unjustified, remain in dock for a day or two the same. Dospite the number of trees the Company then sought an whilst new ones wore boing Mr. Russ, addressing hie ANOTHER NEW POINT that have been planted in the indepoudont oxamination of the mado.

Lordship, said that a few months

RAISED. it employed, Colony by the authorities, Hong-methods

ago the landlords tried to get So soon as a decision is made. kong and the mainland are com- inasmuch as the harmful suggest Sand as a building material has possession of the promises and on one point raised under the

ions wore made by a Government paratively barron for tropical official, it invited at least one value in the estimation of a failed and they were now trying Rents Ordinance does some legal coolio-foreman at First Street. to torrorise the toosats: The advisor ralee` another. In tho countries. The greater part of Government doctor to participate He purloined ton bags of It evidenco could only be described Summary Court this morning, the

the suggested onquiry from She Tak, China prosonts this feature of lu

El contracter, as astounding. They called an question which Mr. Fitzroy asked Was detected export who talked glibly of Mr. Dyor Ball to aattio troglossness, and it is due to the this invitation can only be de- yostorday, but

whilst taking it away. At the market price and he told them whether the words "on or before ' unrestricted practice of tree- scribod as astounding. After Central Magistracy to-day, he be fixed it because of a price included in a notice to quit folling which has been going on stating that "It does not appear ploaded that he took the sand which a tan hoped to get but rendered such notice bad in law. for centuries. Now only are the to the Government that an e-away by mistake, but was not did not. He had never heard Mr. Fitzroy was representing the quiry such as you suggest would boliovod. A fine of $25 was such nonsense. The oxport had Song Hing Tal firm against Fong poople beginuing to realise tho have any useful result," it stoope Inflicted.

not given one single line of Chung-nin, who sought possession bonafita derivable from forests, to further innuondo by romark-

thought on which he worked, of 238, Queen's Road Contral, and ing that "any imperfections that

"Where is My Wandering Boy and he (Mr. Russ) was there-ho submitted that the notice was may have existed formerly in the

is To-night?"

to ploadidly fore unable

chack him. bad. method of supplying milk to the

Mr. Eldon Pottor, K.O., appear- public have no doubt been re-photographed production. As one His estimates word founded on

conjecture from this nothing at all. The increase ed for Fong Chung-nin. And there the matter can

Ho modied.

sentimental title, it has hoart asked for was outrageous. Mr. Fitzroy raised the further romains.

interest in abundance, but the had previously offered $60 and be point that as a wall at the roar strain on the feelings is lightoned thought that vory reasonable. He was not to be pulled down, tha The Manly Way.

It is apparently nothing to the at times by situations calling for agrood that it was a case whore notice failed to stato the "oxact

chuckles rather than the rent abpuld be increased. nature of the reconstruction," Government that the Company's quiet

Mr. Arculli said that if tho besmirahod laughter. The dominating note

Mr. A.R.F. Raven, architect, has been. nawe England were robbed of their by a Government official; neither is simplicity. It is being soreened tenants offered $60 it was clearly said that the wall referred to was worth more. Mr. Russ had talked a rotaining wall and was part of boauty by this process. Lattorly, does it occur to Officialdom at the World Thoutre.

to Mr. Gonnella about the pedlars the site and not of the house, It thero has been ro-planting that an impartial investigation

The young Chiness who was at Naples. They asked two lira. formed part of the back might have a decidedly useful

house charge of Mr. Gonnella might give thein wall of the schome which promises to restore result" to the Company in roas convicted

but this much that has been lost. In all suring the public, whose faith had demanding the sum of $100 by 116 lira, but he could quite under was only for convenience, In parts of the world the problem of undoubtedly been shaken by Dr. false pretences from a Chinoso stand Mr. Russ getting the pen the absence of the house, the But the woman was this inorning ordored for 50 contimes, Mr. Kues came wall would still be thoro. When conservation of foreste is becomi

the property was sold by the worst feature of the Government to sign a bond, for $100 to keep from Scotland (laughter)..

His Lordship fixed the rent at Crown, it was an express condi ing acuto, un view of the inervas-reply in the inforat.co which it the peace for six months, by Mr.

the effect that, follow-E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon $60 and ordered that each party tion that the purchasor should ing populations and the higher contains

Defendant, who should pay his own costs.

build a retaining wall to support ing the Medical Officer's allega Magistracy. costs of timber and fuel. In a

он his trat

the hillside. tions, the Company had takon ploaded guilty

Mr. Potter olted many Cason in hundred yours time, it is quite care to reinedy post imperfections appearance before the Magistrato,

reply to Mr. Fitzroy's argument possible that the whole climate of in view of the suggested visit was remanded in order that the

respecting the words "on .or big areas will have been changed by medical mon. That amounts money be repaid by the boy's

before." Tho whole of the to a oficial endorsement of Dr. relatives. In court this morning through the felling of trees.

Pearso's theories (which he him defendant's uncla rofunded the

authorities, he said, showed that it was suffoiont for the tonant-to Only the other day, we read solf admitted wore the result of money to the victimised woman.

know what WAS meant. It the report of an investigator that incompleto investigation), but an

Arising out of the motor car moroly A recent cable from Shaoghai

said that you bad near the Po Hing to give up possession on a the Sahara desert is gradually unwillingness to have the mattor

settled once and for all by impartial to a Manila paper reported that accident encroaching on the fertilo parts of investigators. It is as though "A" Chang Tso Lin was enlisting Theatro, when a Chinese painter certain day, but if you pro knocked down and ferred to Biyo up boforo, He dangerously lojured, the drivor of the landlord would be willing to

moon.

Poarse's statements.

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army.

now In

CAR DRIVER'S BAIL.

SHOULD SOLICITOR

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the Budan. He pointed out that made an accusation against "B" many additional White Russian was it was the tendoney for desert and when "As" master was asked soldiers in uraas to swallow up neighbouring to join in probing the mattor, the formerly had part of a brigade the car, Pak Kam-wong. was take over possession. The diotum EW. of Mr. Justioo Lush, in which ho lattor replied that that would be composed entirely of Russians. charged

at the Kowloon said that he thought auch notice land, all over the globe. This, of no use, as "B" might have Neither the Poking government Hamilton, and meteorological statistics. reformed in the meantimo. Welnor M. Karakban, tho Russian Magistracy this morning, on three was bad, was in case in which of tho the notice stated that possession show bow the earth is gradually should have thought, a Govorn-Ambassador, was able to prevent counts of breach

Thoro aro regulatione,

was required on or before. That ment official having raised cortain the enlistments.

Mr. J. M. Hall appeared on was not so in the present case, 20,000 former drying up, as has happened to the suspicions, it wAN up to the approximately

and oven under 'those circum- it is assorted that man Government to take every step soldiers of the Kolchak, Wrangel behalf of the accusod.

The charges against defondant stances, Mr. Justice Lush was is primarily responsible, through to ascertain whether there was and Denikin armies

|not supported by the text-books. That, at Manoburia without jobs, and they were driving rooklessly his folling of forests and thus lost, would have been the manly are ready to do anything assuring at 6.30 p.m. on the 15th inst; (2) notice was ambiguous and sald

any ground therefor.

negligently along Nathan Road

Mr. Fitzroy urged that tho - reducing the conservation of thing to do. However, Dficialdom a living.

driving with a learner's licence that it was laid down most moisture. Apart from consider thinks otherwise: but we are

in Nathan Road, a vicinity pro: definitely that the nolico must ations of water supply, and soll hoping that to-day's Sanitary

A HARD CASE.” hibited by the licence; and (3) [ be definite, .. Board meeting will throw frosh

falling to produce his licence Judgment was reserved. protection from heavy rains, the light on the roal cause of the afforestation of this Colony landstyphoid outbreak and possibly lift YOUTH TO BE BIRCHED,

PIERRE LOTI MB., LOST. a picturesqueness which would from the Dairy Farm Company

Described by the police as The police asked for another]

Literary ofroios in Paris are the stigms placed on it by the hard oksa," an 11-year-old boy wook's romand as the painter perturbed by the nows of the otherwise be lacking, and even Medical Officer of Health some appeared before Mr. R. E. Lind-was still in hospital. the least practical of us should wooks ago.

sell, at the Central Magistracy Before ordering the romand his loss in a taxicab of a manuscript of the late Pierro Loth. Loti's welcome the continuance of our

to-day, on a charge of snatching Worship asked Mr. Hall if it was son had entrusted forost-dopartment's work.......Wo

a tin containing the takings from not contray to the custom that printer the 50 written shoots a hawkers stall.

a solicitor should bail out his of the famous writer's new and For some weeks digging opor- Must you take things belong-olient. AUSTRALIAN PEACHES -- per tin 50 cts. understand that it is a great

Mr. Hall:--I have never come By oversight the printer left the ofort, with the timber stealers to ations have been going on in ing to other people?" asked his

unpublished."Story of Aryado." contend with, to koop our prosent Ober St. Velt, one of the outer Worship. "You are incorrigiblo." Boross anything to the contary.. M8. In a cab and did not notice. His Worship was shown

His Worship:-I do not know, the loss till a quarter of an hour areas of trees intact, and the suburbs of Vienna. Dr. Bayor, director of the pro-historios! recent salutary Blues inflicted on scation of the Vienna Museum, and record stating that the defondant but it seems unusual: certain villages can barely koop a student have discovered parts we only recently discharged

from prison for theft. those people in check. The of spears, axes, knives, and cups,

An order for the boy to bo which are supposed to have been blanting of pino froom is known used by people living about 2,000 given 12 strokes with the rattan

authorities.. was given by the Magistrate,

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