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THE DOCTOR HAS TOLD HIM:

his eyes are failing

No he is off to noa,

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The only European Optician in sha Colony.

Hongkong Telegraph.

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六典腹 ·魏七十月九英港物

SATURDAY

THE TRAFFIC IN ARMS.

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PROPOSED CONFERENCE ON WORLD CONTROL.

STATISTICS TO BE PUBLISHED.

Geneva, September 26.

ZANNI LEAVES.

"HOPS OFF" FOR FOOCHOW.

Having been in Hongkong for five days, Majór Zanal, the Argentino fltor who is on a round- the-world flight, "hopped off" for Foochow at 9.21 this morning.

The airman, together with his msohanic, Mr. Bolttame, and the Peruvian and Mexican Consule,

morning launch was

The third committee of the Longue Assembly has adopted' re-ware pleked up at Kowloon at solutions dealing with the control of international commerce in arms munitions and war implemants, to the affect that a draft convon- uld be submitted to the mombore, and non-members of the

proposed conforenes in April and May, 1925.

lution 2sait with the collection and publication of gymation relating to the traffic in arts, and a third rol of the private manufnoturo,of armis, Committee requests a femporary mixed commission to re amination of the question and framo a draft convention lag form the basis for an international conference, and to consider the advisability of inviting the collaboration of ted States thoroin.- Reuter..

SOVIET LEADER ATTACKS AMERICA.

RUSSIA NOT AN "ECONOMIⱭ VACUUM".

Moscow, September 26. Addressing journalists, M. Chicherin bitterly attacked Hughes, the United Statos Sooratary of State, and accused him an unconquerable hatred for the Noviot Government. Ho declared Mr. Hughos was the defondor of American of interests, and the personification of world roaction and aggressive imperiallem. His hostility towards Russia had lod the Soviet Government to antici pate the possibility of an early renewal of imperialist attempts

an economie blockade of Russia. M. Chichorin declared that Mr. Hughes' argument that reonomic relations were intpon- sible because Russia

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"economie vacuum," was rofutod by the development of Soviet exports, especially whoat, and the imports of American cotton.

Glvon goodwill, the diffor onegs Lotween the forms of Gov. Ternment in Russia and the United ̈ ̈

States need not impede an agroo minat. Mr. Hughes statement

that the repudiation of debts was

« unsurmountable obstacle, was

M. Chicherin,

this eight o'clock. Iby the A.P.C.

Taimoshan,

which од party from the A. P. C. office together with Col. Robertson, representing the Hongkong Club. On arriving at Laichikok, the airmen boarded the machine. which was towed out to the mid- {dle of the 'stretob of water between Stonecutter's Island and Lalchikok. Hore the engine wa tuned up, Major Zanni later taxi-ing round for some dis- atanco.

Gathering speed, the aeroplane gracefully rose from the water and to the accompaniment of a bearty chaor from those on board |the Taimoshan and the sounding. of the launch's siron, Major Zanni headed for Hongkong, waving a farewell as ho passed. Thoro hat previously been good. | byes and the vory heartlost of Mr.wishes expressed.

of

simply a refusal to admit equal rights for two opposite economic System Reuter,

As the machine flew over the (harbour it attracted considerable jattention, but it was soon Inst to view in the direction of Lyemun Равн.

Major Zaani will stay overnight| at Foochow and hopes to leave thore for Shanghai to-morrow morning, permission to land now having boon granted him.

DR. SUN AND CUSTOMS.

SEIZURE AGAIN

MENTIONED.

It is reported from Canton that Dr. Sun Yat-sen, owing to the great need.for money with which to meet his expeditionary ex- pensos, has issued an order to

lu Hon-min and Lio Chung-holi to seizo the Maritime Custome by force, no matter what the coa- séquences aro.

The officials named, however, hositate to carry out tho order and are endeavouring to secure the needed funds from other sources.

FOOTBALL

COMPETITION.

FEMBER

CHANCE TO WIN $50. * The Telegraph Footbasi, Competition will be re- sumed next week, and during the whole of the coming season a prize of 850 will be offered weekly to readers attempting to forecast the goal-scores of three loool matches.

Thoro i no entry foo for this Competition. All that 'competitors have to do is to cut out a coupon from the Telegraphy, fill in the scores forecasted and forward it to this co on the date named on the coupon. Those taking part may send in many coupons as they dare to do-thore to no limit..

The prize of $50 will go to the competitar quconed. ing in giving the correct forecasts for throngmatch- os, or, if no-one, venda In threo corroot rosulfa,, to those forwarding the correct soores in any two matches. No priza will be given if only ono match be correctis fore- casted in that event, tho $50 will be added to the following wook's prize, theraby doubling the amount to be competed for.

For next wook, com potitors will be required to give the scoras of three First Division gaines-- namely, Kowloon v. Sur- rays; Tamy, Chib';

The coupon will appear for the first time in Monday's Telegraph, and thon every day up to and including Friday.

on

With the coupon Monday will be given the full Lulos partaining to tho Competition.

POLICE KNOCKED

DOWN.

MOTOR CYCLIST IN TROUBLE.

27 1924

FEARED $33,000 Loss.

AMERICAN LADY'S

· REPORT.

$2,375

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Central 3950

Mrs. Adolf Shoffer, an Ameri- can lady, has made a report in police to the effect that sho entrusted a follow-countrymen, who stated that he was Marahal for the United Statos in the For |East, with $3,000 in money and I am willing those notes this package of jorollary said work in Switserland, whither. I to be worth $30,000, to have come as usual biter finishing bo takon to Hongkong from

my annual cure for, writer's Macso and safely deposited there cramp at Mudbaden. The cramp, Sho aaya that the monoy Tam glad to say, has yielded to and jewellery were deposited by the mud poultices and diet of this man with the manager of the Frankfurt sausage, Limburger King Edward Hotel, where he cheese, and pickled cauliflower warstaying, on the 22nd. Instant, prescribed for me by the con and that when she came to Hong sulting physiolan, Dr. Adam kong on the 25th. instant she Sohwindel, and hence my M88. learned that the man had on the previous day removed, the money. and phokago and had not been heard of alnico.

On onquiry at the King Edward Hotel, we learn that the money and package wore deposited in the name of this man, and that, the management did not know but that they wore his property.

no longer requires to be decipher- ed in the editorial offices by means of the Rosetta stone and Lieber's oodo..

KOWLOON BURGLAR. [Switzerland to attend, the annual

EXCITEMENT IN NATHAN

ROAD.

Every summer I come to Yodelling. Eisteddfod and to witness the celebrations connect- with the milk chocolata harvest: as also to pursue my investigations concerning

the the

A Burroptitious Chinese entry present whoreabouts of into the top floor of No. 333, famous Swiss Family Robinson, Nathan Road and a hurrlod whom

havo

always been uxit, followed by missiles of all anxious to meet ever since I descriptions, including a flower first read of their adventures in pot, was the cause of a great their wonderful tropic isle. oal of excitement shortly after Particularly desirous am I to five o'clock this morning,

usk Pa Robinson how it

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was

The fat is occupied by Mr. that, despite the fact that the L. V. Xavier and it was not island boasted specimens of every till the man was about to leave other animal known to zoology. with his loot of jewellery that he discovered no giraffes there. I his prosonce in the bedroom was can only imagine that they had perceived by Mrs Xavier, who, taken to burrowing or adopted when roused, found it difficult, to strictly nocturnal habite, shout, as she was in a most ter- rifled stato. Shortly afterwards, she uttored two distinct cries of ing from the sea on to the beach

The gentleman who, on emerg "Thief." Her second ory awoke her brother-in-law, who, on rench-at Cape Griz Nez last Monday, claimed to have swam the |ing the rear verandah, saw the

Channel in man climbing down the wator

the record time of Boven pipe, a flower pot was at once

hours, now thrown at him, as wore other admits that he bad one foot on objects that were at hand, and the bottom all the way. brought him to the ground in the back yard of the ground; Door. The delinquent had no letters which people write to I am always Interested in the

thoir pot daily newspapers, who followed Dr. Sun to Shlu- An early morning motor cycle scaling the wall, ho nade his especially during the Sully Season,

When he had gone a kwan.numbering altogether about ride had for Charles William escape. 200, have fled back to Canton, Mackenzie, 39, employed at the short distance he was however, now in full song, when there is stating that they were distributed Taikoo Docks, a serious sequal pursued by Mr. A. Osborne from always a singular lack of topics

an adjourning, house, Replying to the French note announcing a 26 por cont. levy on amongst various forces to do in the Police Court this morning all German Imports, the German Government has presented a noto coolie work and have suffered when he was charged (1) with tunately

driving his motor pyole in a dan pair of slippare, and his at Paris declaring its readiness to co-operate with the Franch in muo ill-treatment.

gerous manner; (2) with being pursuer had no difficulty in cut ollecting the levy for the transitional porfod, on condition that the Agent General of Reparations guarantees that Germany will be)

under the influence of drink; and running him. credited with the estimated monthly yield of the lovy, and that tho!

(3) with not stopping bie machino All the jewellery was lator that sun-bitten sufferers from red - nasos at the sonside aftor the occurranco of on discovered abandoned by the disbursements and a percentage for the ocate of administration be

have to accident in which two members thief, who kept only about two sarnastle and ill-mannered com- put up with much refunded to Gormany; but the German Government regrets that the ANOTHER ARMY CONTEST.of the Police Force were knocked dollars in money. French Government has takon measures which sovorely impode

ment from thoirunaffileted follow- Franco-Gorman trade.--Reiter,

visitors. Let me anoint the victim with a little balm of Gilead-

Nones, noses all the way

"Along the greenbacked soat:

routo!

LEVY ON GERMAN GOODS.

DECLARED AN IMPEDIMENT TO TRADE.

Berlin, September 26,

THE STRUGGLE IN MOROCCO.

SPANISH DETERMINATION EMPHASISED.

Madrid, Septembar 26.

General Primo Do Rivoru has tesued a proclamation at Conta doglaring that tho Military Directory ato determined to maintain at all costs Spain's position-in Morocco as long as "necessary, "and to employ every INOBTIB mk their disposal to

erush the resistanoo of the rebels. The Spanish troops will romalt in Tetuan until the

Hnal pacification of that zone

And the establishment of

how regime under loyal native

authorities.-Reuter.

It is stated that some units of the Labour and Peasant Corps

FOOTBALL.

down and injured.

The following matches in the The pollon stated that Macken- Preliminary Round of the Fowler zie, whilst driving along the Cup Football Competition have Praya East at five minutes past boon arranged for next week, twelve this morning, knocked! kick-off at 45 pm, on the Murray down two police who wore Barracks Ground :---

Genorai

difficulty in gaining his feat, and,

Mr. Osborno

Unfor

ware

GALLANT CONDUCT.'"

Loosl Command Orders con tain the following:-

of any but the most ephemeral laterest. My own paper, just to hand, contains a heartrending foremiad from dear old Constant Reader, who bitterly complains

Roman," Groclan, anub, and

splay,

But all se red as beetroot; Causing other folks to stare

Whose nibs have not changed

colour,

Or, if they have, they merely

boar

amongst a party going to thoir INDIAN DRIVER RESCUES 30th. Sopt-No. 3 Platoon respective beats. Ho is alleged

PONY. voreus No 8 Platoon.

to have driven off after the no- 2nd Oct.-No. 10 Platoon vorsus cident without stopping, but was overhauled and arrested by a Loft. Boc. M. G. Platoon.

The Cup has been kindly pro.lukang who took up the chase in During the embarkation of animals at the R.A.8.0 Pior at sented to the Battalion by Major) taxi.

Sir John

Fowler, The policemen knocked down Hongkong, on September 19th, K. C. M. G. U. B, D.S.O.. Com and injured by the accident were 1924, a pony became rostive and

A huo a trifle duller. manding the Forces in China, for P. C. Mak Man kwong, and eventually fall into the son bo the purpose of a football com Police Sergeant Babador Bingh tween the Lighter and Flor, the Constant Reader, don't repine'; polition to take place annually The former was rather badly animal's head becoming wodgod

If you a rufous nose own: among the Platoons of the injured in the logs and was re-between the lighter and pler. No:

We know it isn't caused by wine Battalion.

moved to the Government Civil 35/730, Driver Ismael, Hongkong Hospital.

Mule Corpe, at once dropped into Or spirits, but by ozone! Defendant, who was charged the sea at considerable risk to by Inspector Aris, was remanded. himself both from the lighter and I have induced my old the plunging of the animal, and [College chum, Dr. Felgn.Crank, succeded in getting the pony to write yet another of his re- clear and swimming it eventually markable uplift talks for ine, and THE MINORITIES. to the Naval Dockyard where is herewith I have much pleasure in was landed. The G.O.C. dongra-presenting my readers with an tulates Driver Temael on his inspiring little homily entitled, gallant conduct and fine ex-

INTER-EMPIRE PROTECTION.

1

LEAGUE'S FATHERLY

AGREEMENT BETWEEN CANADA AND AUSTRALIA.

Ottawa, Bopt 20, Canada and Australia liave

INTEREST. Jooncluded

aroolproos!_trado agremont' under which Canada

Geneva, Sopt, 20. granta proference to a number of The Council of the League ata| Australian products, notably private meeting has decided to foodstuffs and wines, whilst pisos under abs League's Australia admits Canadian now-ruazatauKthe Ctioles i lạ ..., the sprint tax freo and givos.prefer- Treaties of Barrus and Lausanne ence, inter alia to Canadian fish, dealing with the protection of machinery and motor cars.TM migörities, rule- religión and Reuter

ample."

悲痛

TO-DAY.

• Up

BE HO

Margy Valley.

'big thần hayʊnever hesitated to whenevertisy, hava oughts, to think..

yourself at phat you think you Beoghdly talk big. Assess are worth Don take another man's word for it. He le probe ably, as big a linkfan you are, Thirdly, live big, Tako s big house at Biggloswald, Marry "a big wonten (or, better still, marry two and become a big- ́amist), rear a big family, and keep a big dog. Have men about you that aró big. Waxe big, baggy bagu.

And finally, dis big, Dio of mumps, wollen head-any- thing big, Leave behind you big fortune or diso big debts. Bury yourself in Westminster Abbey, or even the Crystal

Palade which is bigger and big-hearted nation will mark with a big granite tomilistano tho grave of a durned big gink.

I havo to tonder my best thanks to the unknown friend who só kindly addressed a brape of grouse to my home "last "wook. Un- fortunatoly, (writes my butler- which her name is Jomina Miggs) they arrived so badly. mangled and in so advanced a stage of decomposition that she had no alternative but to send thom for the use of the invalids in the local infirmary..

The following now books have been sent mo for roviow, but na I am at the moment suffering from snowblindness caused through eating an ice without taking the precaution to don my tinted spectaclos, I am compelled to postpone detailed criticism to a more suitable opportunity:-"

shoulder of Mutton.-A Rom-

auce, by Allover Onions. Henry Ford,A Biography; By

Micah Rattles.

The Bunion's Progress-By

Wright Foote.

Red Phosphorus.-By Lucy

Formatoh,

Margarina and Lather.-Poems,

By May Polo.

The Sublime Porte-By Titus.

A. Fidler.

N

Do or Dual-By Lady Twink. Hankerings of a Heavy Heart

By Eva Byghe

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONENCE.

M.I.C.E.-No; no method has yet been divized for utilising, for industrial purposes, the power generated by electric esla.

RATS. The past you men- tion was probably born on some 1st. April. He will probably dis hy violonce on some near 5th Novembor.

M.U.G. If your neighbour u by practising the

annoys

her

ocarine, don't inform the police start learning the begpipes.

|_ P.M.G. — Christmas

for Easter Island must be not later than Bhroveï Enslet Orzs for Chi nof lalekthandla

Life is full of big things--big noises,tbig' boats, big bags, big heads and bigota,'' And If you, Py

Phir: You must,

juick-condinenfully, think""~~