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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1925.

LOCAL FIRES.

860,000. DAMAGE AT- "NORTH POINT. :

"

A disastrous fire occurred at North Point, last night, resulting in the almost complete destruction of

FORMER CONSTABLE.

RETURNS FROM BANISHMENT.

tenced to one year's hard labour An ox-pollos constable was son- at the Kowloon Magistracy this

FRENCH FLIGHT.

Non-Stop from Paris to

New York.

Coli and Paul Taireson, Fronch Parls, September 5.-Francois a building occupied jointly by morning, for returning from ban aviators who are planning a non- vermicelli factory, printing ishment. cstablishment and a motor-repair

stop flight from here to Now The defendant's criminal record York, say that the failure of the workshop. Damage to the extent showed that he was sentenced to Honolulu flight only increase six-months' hard labour, when their determination to cross the Tho, bufkiing, which was of the fcharged before the Magistrate Atlantic. shed type, was partitioned into about two years ago, with désert- three sections, of which the centro ing from the Police Force and one was used as a garage and was then deported.

of $60,000 was caused.

· motor-repair "workshop by Mr. Harry Kong. Shortly after 8 o'clock, a dúll explosion was heard to ensue from the centre of the building, and a fire broke out. which soon spread to"all parts of

GOLD AND SILVER

The

very Latest

Designs

Coli was a leading aviator during the war and now follows. flying as a hobby, He says that they expect to make the trip to New York in 28 or 30 hours, "I am confident," he said, "that such a flight is possible. Evory- thing depends on the motor and we are having one specially - MARKED No Relief For Travellers.construed for the trans-Atlantic

flight."

PASSPORT NUISANCE......

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the bullding. When the firemen arrived with all available up- pliances it was evident that very Regarding the suggestion that They hope to make tho attempt Ittle could be done to save the Dominion citizens ought to be al- this month becauso bad weather building, so they concentrated their lowed to enter Britain without the season. Coli admitted that is increasingly prevalent later in efforts on a house. situated in the passports, the London Timesl rear of the shed, which was saved. states that as a result of the had the ides of flying to New! two years ago when Tarason first The roof of the shed was burnt negotiations between the DominYork, the undertaking was too out, and the contents of the work-ons and the Home authorities, hazardous, but he believed that shop and the Man/Wah Printing the conclusion has been ronched Shop, which occupied the same bullding, wore all destroyed. IL is understood that there were seven or oight curs in the workshop he fore the fire.

Regarding the origin of the Are,

that the advantages of passports, on the whole, counterbalance any advantage to be gained by their abolition.

STERLING

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CIGARETTE

CIGARETTE CASES

For Dress

and

Day Wear

ENGLISH

HALL

EVERY' CASE HAND FINISHED

ENGLISH

HALL

MARKED

GOLD

LADIES

CASES

From

SINGLE AND DOUBLE

CASES

And

GENTLEMEN'S

CIGARETTE

CASES

From $82.50

Το

$350.00

Each

construction had made the flight: progress meanwhile in airplane

ossible and fairly safe. Celi was wounded six times $16:00

To

during the war and Tarascon has "As long as the general pass- ports system operates the bone-record of 12 Gorman planes to files of every person landing have made several record flights his credit. Since the war they it is stated by the fokis of the Man must be established," said a Wah Printing shop, who slept on Colonial Office official. The more with Sadi Lecointe and Roget. the premises, that they heard a fact that a person belonged to

The plane they will use is a $47.50 muffled explosion, as of petrol, in any of the Dominions was not Potez and is being constructed in the garage, a quarter of an hour sufficient for the port officials, Lavalloin, a suburb of Paris, Tho after one of the ears had been who inget be satisfied regarding motor is a super Jupiter of 500 brought in, and soon after this the the character of a would-be . P. If Coli and Tarascon puthreak started.

visitor at the place whence he succoed they will win a prize of No one was injured. The con-came. The possession of a pass-

$25,000 offered. by Raymond tents of the motor-repair workshop port ended all difficulty and.

Orteig,

wealthy Franco American.- United Press. and the Man Wah Printing Shop suved delay. are said to be insured..

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Another "Outbreak.

At about the same time when

the fire at North Point occurred,

the Kowloon Brigade received a

***For some time past strenu-i ous efforts have been made to

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زیر او

abolish passports, it boing held MURDERS IN CHICAGO, that they did nothing to hemper rogues, while they irritated honest folk.

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call from Mongkok where another. Some Home newspapers even American Envy Of England's

fire had broken out at a house in suggested in forcible language! Reclamation Street The blaze that the London Passport Office was confined to the first floor was kept on to provida "soft jobs" |

Peace.

More than a murder a day has

January 1,

verandah of the building and the for persons who would otherwise been committed in Chicago since prompt attention of the firemen unemployed. Apparently how- prevented it from attaining serious ever, the passport nuisanoo hasi ¡dimensions. The damage caused still to bo ondured,

is estimated at a few dollars.

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M. C. L. BAZAAR.

TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH.

The health return for the 48 hours caded yesterday shows two cases of cholera (one French and che Chinese!, both of which were imported.

It is believed to be the worst | record for a civilized metropolis in the world's history. The total. number is 227 to date, and if the same proportion is continued dur ing the remainder of this year the total for the year. will be 391. These figures are for actual mur- dare, excluding killings in self- defence, and homicides. The

In spite of persistent rumours jured and taken to the Govern- brought in a murder verdict.

A telegraph messenger was in-coroner's jury in every case) to the contrary, the Hongkong ment Civil Hospital on Saturday The Chicago, polico announce Women's Guild and Ministering as the result of a fall from. hie Children's League intend holding bicycle at the junction of Queen's their annual bazaar as usual on Road and Wyndham Street. October 24th, and it is hoped that

all sections of the community will

do their best to support the Guild

that they have just received the report of the London Commission- or of Police for 1923, showing twenty-seven murders for that Another London bridge is fall-year Chicago, with about one- your in London, while in the same and League in their work of aid-ing down. Waterloo Bridge, with third of London's population. ing Home and local charitios, its 80,000 tons of masonry, is in had 270 niurders. The function will take place in the danger of sliding into the Thames grounds of Government House, at any time. To-day's bridge on- kindly loaned for the occasion by gineers prefer suspension to sus His Excellency the Governor." pense, and build accordingly.

A full list of the charities help-

before 1925 was 1920, when 330 Chicago's record murder year murders were reported to the police. "

Tho, fact that one-third of

ed may always be seen al the In South China, the poorer Britain's gaels have been closed lowar Peik Tram station, and classes who cannot buy mosquito since the war, attracted the widest lists and details can be obtained nets burn a kind of paper brand attention. on application to the Ceneral which holps to keep mosquitoes Honorary Secretary, 496, The Poak."

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CORRESPONDENCE.

[To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.]

Motor Danger.

at a distance. The brand consistsning in America to send a

A movement is actually begin-

com-

of a paper outer covering filled mission to England to study Bri- with saw dust.mixed with a very tish methods of suppressing crime small quantity of roalgar powder. and creating a law-abiding at Each ploce is about three feet titude among the people. Jong and about half an inch in diameter. When burned, the saw dust and roalgar powder give off an odor, which is unpleasant| enough to keep off the tormenting insects but not offensive to the human nostrils. Each piece is sold for one copper and lasts

FILM CENSORSHIP.

Cinemas and Crime.

about five or six hours. Thero The Intornational Prison Con- Sir, I was glad to notice in are about 400 makers of mosquito | the recent issue of your popular brands in Nanking, each making Kress has unanimously passed a Motoring Supplement some com- daily profit of $0.50-$0.60.

resolution demanding effective ments on the dangers caused on Mosquito sticks made of chomi- film censorship in every country, the ronds between Kowloon and cals by Japanese manufacturers with the primary object of pro- Castle Poak by motor vehicles are also found on the market, but teeting youths, and the inspection employed on jitney services baing their consumption is very limit of cinemas in order to ensure the ed because the price is prohibi-carrying out of the decisions of

overloaded.

In particular, I wish to point tively high. out that these vehicles are con- tinually to be seen carrying all manner of goods strapped on to running-boards; otc in such, a manner as to project woll on, to the road, thus constituting a dan- gor to a care passing them. Thoro is a traffic regulation, which distinctly prohibits this practice, and yet we never hear of a pró- segution for this offence. Why?

-Youre eto,

MOTORIST, Kowloon, Sept. 20th, 1925: [This matter will be referred; to

In the current, comment, column]

of our Motoring Supplement on

Saturday nextj.-Ed. H.KT.

"Love, the. Moyora. boon divorced yet?"]

The Observatory forecast for."No. They are still wait- the 24 Hours ending at noon to: ing for ono more expensive. morrow is:East winde, mod-wedding present."-Die Mus grato i fair to showory,

kete, Vienna,

the consorship, which should not be, confined to questions of obscenity but should deal with all dopravo matters calculated to injure and youth. "

Special film exhibitions should| be provided for the young, and the State should subsidise ar- ganisations for the production of films of real value for young and) for the general public.

The questionable films should be regulated by international agreement.

It is stated officially that Dr. Kung Hatang-shih, resident diróc- tor of the Sino-Russian Bureau, and Mr. Klang Yung, formor Minister of Justice, who have been appointed Peking commis sionore to confor with the Canton

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