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AT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MUNDAY OCT

PYRENE.

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THE BRITISH FIRE EXTINGUISHER:

Rivens

STUDYPİNE COMPANY LUP

31

SAVES:

LIFE,

KILLS

FIRE,

Protect your Home

DAY BY DAY. THE CIVIL SERVICE.

LAVISH PROMISES LESSEN PRESENTATION TO THE CREDIT.-Horace,

The opening rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 26, 5.5/16d.

The P. & O. 8.s. Sicilia le duo here from Shanghai at 10am. on the 27th, instant.

GOVERNOR..

THIS MORNING'S CEREMONY.

NO LICENCES.

FOOD HAWKERS. FINED.

SPECTRE OF FEA

A CAMERA MYSTER

RETOLD.

The close of the period for the renowal of licences was followed,

It was told to me by a y yesterday, by a rald carried out friend of mine who was assi against unlicensed food hawkers in physician at a large lunatie House, was crowded at noon to-day,

The Ball Room at Government all areas.

fum. He told me that one of 'As a result, Sergeant Nolloth patients suffered from the when a farewell presentation was brought up no fewer than 33 comfortablo delusion that he

Excellency An occasional correspondent mado to His

the hawkers at the Central Magistracy, always being followed, and informs us that during the course Governor (Sir Edward Stubbs, before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, this kept constantly looking over of a fight between strike pickets K.C.M.G.), by the whole of the morning. Fines, ranging from a shoulder with a terrified expi

to $8 wero imposed; ¡

sion. Every means that could- and boatmen on the Canton Bund Colony's civil servants. last Friday, three pickets word

Those present included practical. A number of the defendants who prove to him that he was m

thought of was resertod to, killed and several injured. ly the whole of the Heads of did not appear in the Court when taken, but in vain. At last, t Departments, the entira European their cases were called, forfeited chief physician told his asstata by

H. M. S. Patersfield, flying the staff of the Government and a large their ball by order of the Magis-that he had thought of a pl flag of Vico-Admiral Alexander number of Chinese clerks, inter-trate. Installing

Sinclair, arrived yesterday, morn-preters, etc. ing and borthod at the Naval ·The presentation took the form of PYRENE Yard, H. R. H. Prince George an address, which was signed by transferred to H. M. S. Hawkins 1,640 civil servants and which was when the flag was shifted later in enclosed in a handsome blackwood

case (made in H.M. Naval Yard).. fitted with ornamental brass. clasps.| Inside the case and resting on top of the address was an impression. of the seal of the Colony..

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TO-DAY the day,

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The Telegraph.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1925.

The

To-day, according to the Chin- ose calendar, is the festival of "Chung Yang. or ascending on high," when Chinese make a point of visiting high hills, in ac-address was in the following terms: cordance with an old custom, so as to avoid possible pastilenco. As usual, there has been very

oxtensive partronage of the Peak trams, the usual schedule having to be modified in order to cope with the crowds.

Attention might be drawn to the pictures appearing in thie issue of the famous Leipzig world fair, which has just concluded its autumn exhibition. The average attendance is 180,000 visitors, and 14,000 exhibitors enter their pro- ducts. This old Saxon town has; RAILWAY MATTERS.many historie associations. The fair (now held twice a year) was instituted as long ago as 1458, the book fair being inaugurated in

understand recent expressions.of doubt as to whether we shall be able to recover the money. Tho agreement is quite explicit on tho matter, and if we were the debtore it is to be doubted whether the

Messrs. S. MOUTRIE & Co. very lite has les produced. A sum wquil still be outstanding.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

FOR YOUR FRIENDS AT HOME

TEA

HAS ALWAYS PROVED A VERY ACCEPTABLE GIFF TO THOSE AT HOME.

LET YOUR CHOICE, BE OF THE FOLLOWING.

"CUMSHAW" BLEND

(FOOCHOW)

5. CATTY II.25 BOX.

HANKOW

5 CATTY 11.75 BOX.

ORANGE PEKOE

(CEYLON)

5 IB. 9.50 BOX.

INCLUDE DUTY,

ALL PRICES

POSTAGE & DELIVERY CHARGES

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

PHONE C4507-

This money rightfully belongs to the Colony, and we trust that some serious effort will be made to see that we get our duc.

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SHARE RETURNS.

COMPANY'S "APPLICATION

GRANTED.

that might be.succossful. Whi the patient was walking in th grounds, the young doctor was t take a photograph of him, withou letting him know that he we being, watchod. Although th patient would not, believe thei Assurances that there was nobody near him, he would surely be con vinced when ho'saw a photograph of his own 'solitary figure. Act cordingly, one day the young Before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, indoctor hid behind some tross, and, To His Excellency Sir Reginald the Supreme Court this morning, waiting till the patient slowly Edward Stubbs, Knight Com Mr. T. Addis applied, on behalf passed, managed to get a snapshot mander of the Most Distinguish of the Tung Ah Knitting Co., Ltd., as the poor man was jerking his ed Order of Saint Michael and for an extension of time in respect head to look over his shoulder. The Saint George, Governor and of failure to return allotments of doctor hurried to the house woll Commander-in-Chief :0/ the 1,500 shares in that company pleased with jhimself, to develop Colony of Hongkong and its These, he explained, should have the plate. The photograph came Dependencies, and Vice-Admiralbeen filed in February.

out most satisfactorily, and pro- of the same

vided a good portraitof the patient, In granting the application, Mr. but it never was shown to him, May it please Your Excellency Gompertz consulted the Register, for close beind him was an in- We, the undersigned, Members and requested Mr. Addig to repair doscribably horrible face that of the Civil Service in the Colony the cmission within 24 hours.

of Hongkong, desire to express our sincere regret that the time has arrived for taking leave of you on the approaching termina-] tion of your period of office as Governor of the Colony.

An American, last month wrote

seemed to be just peeping over

his shoulder. A Subscriber in Chambers's Journal"

to the Times I cannot leave PEKING VISITORS. The six years of your Adminis. London without expressing that which most visitors must fool, tration have witnessed a general namely; an appreciation of the EARL AND COUNTESS OF readjustment of values through Kindness and courtesy of your

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GOSFORD.

out the world, and they have also police department. The amount covered a period of local expan- of information which your officers ston and development which is possess, and the gracious way the North China Daily Newy The London correspondent of quite without precedent in the they have in imparting it, are writes: previous history of the Colony, two noteworthy facts. Bosidos The resulting disturbance of directing us to our various des tractions of the autumn season, for Peking is proving one of the at- established conditions has pro- tination. (with doudly accuracy), it will be the scene of an Interna foundly affected the Civil Service, they have twice rescued us from tional Conference of far reaching in common with all sections of misinformation on the parts of interest. Among those who have the Community, and we owe you guides and omnibus conductors. just left to spend the winter ia a deep debt of gratitude for your An officer who, while holding the brilliant sunshine of the Chi- sympathetic recognition of the buck a myriad of automobiles and nose capital is Louise, Countess difficulties which this change of bicycles, can yet find time to of Gosford, who is accompanying circumstances has imposed upon answer a distressed pedestrian her son, for prosent Earl, to China,

courteously, kindly, and accurato-ic America. us and for the impartial con-

sideration which you have given y deserves some commondation."

to each individual case.

Many

of us retain a grateful memory of personal assistance and advice.

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Lady Gosford is a lady-in-wait. ing to Queen Alexandra, and is a daughter of that famous hostess," betuty and wit, who was both.

Whether the omission on the 1545.

The next spring fair will part of the unofficial members off be from Feb. 28th to March 6th, the Legislative Council to men- and the autumn one from August tion railway natters during the technical exhibition lasting four 29th to September 4th, 1936, the debate on the Budget was delib days longer in each case. erate or an oversight, we do not know. Whatever the reason, the circumstance is rather striking, because this is a Government department on which huge sums. [of money have been spent and from which, relatively speaking, been As pointed out quite recently well over seventeen million dol- Jars had been absorbed in this undertaking up to the end of last year, and at no time since the

We would add our tribute to brought into contact with many Duchess of Devonshire and Du- line was constructed has there Bulgars and Greeks. the untiring interest of Lady colonies of the Empire, and he chess of Manchester and in whose ben"

a profit an working if wo

Stubbs in matters connected with could say without hestitation that day Devonshire House was Perhaps we may assume that take into account all the out- the Gracco-Bulgar conflict is not

the welfare of the Community, the Civil Service of Hongkong was contre of all that was most dis- we regret that her strenuous equal to any, both from the point tinguished in London.

Lady goings. We fully appreciate the so serious as first, appeared, in efforts have overtaxed her of view of intelligence and ability. Gosford and her sisters, the difficulty of making drastic review of the number of days that

strength and prevented her from They had had times of consider-Duchess off Hamilton and the ductions in view of the necessity have passed without both count."

being as much amongst us as weable difficulty during the past six Countess of Derby, have played a could have desired. Our best years through which they had leading part in the social, politic of maintaining technical staffs rics flying at each other's. throats; }

wishes for her health and happi-passed without any undue strain-al and diplomatic world, and her eldest son, the present Earl, after for the various departments of or it may be that the League of ness will follow her to another

serving with distinction in the the railway and also when ac-Nations is exercising & restrain-

sphere of usefulness,

Continuing, His Excellency said South African and Great Wars, count is taken of the eventualing influence, and thus coming

We bid you farewell, in the that he had always resented that has now proved his political assurance that you will continue the Navy, as the Senior Service, mettle by a capital speech in the possibility of regular traffic to fairly wall out of the test. It to uphold the honour and advance had taken for itself the title of the House of Lords on August and from Canton being resumed. seems likely that neither Bulgaria the interests of the Empire Silent Service, That title was when he gave. an able and most It seems to us, however, that nor Greece is anxious for war, in

wherever you may be called upon equally true about the Olvil Ser- convincing account of the situa thore is too much division of view of comparatively recent ex-

to serve.

vice. They never replied, and tion in China. Lady Gosford is labour in the higher positions, periences of a somewhat unhappy reading out the address, said: Government such

The Hon. Sir Claud.Severn, after werd always silent, In a Colonial keenly interested in literaturo, as Hongkong, art, and the humanities, and sho and that by merging some of the kind, as well as the possibilities "I present this address to your there were many Departments, is looking forward to meating the posts a considerable saving could of extended conflicts once the box which has been made in the to single out any particular Depart

Excellency, the Governor, in this and it would be Invidious scholars of China in their own land. At the age of 70, Lady be effected. After all, the British war germ obtains a secure footing Colony. Appended to the address ment for special comment. The Gosford's enthusiasm is all the section of the railway is extreme in this eastern European fever are 1,640 signatures of members members of all Departments had more remarkable. ly smell, and if an analysis were spot. We rather fancy that the of the Civil Service in all grades." to be thanked for their able assis- made of the duties of officials who two countries, while watching His Excellency, replying, and office.

·HIS EXCELLENCY'S THANKS. tance throughout his tenure of

He would, however, like to The Hongkong interport golf are concerned solely with our one another, have cach an eye that he found it difficult to find refer to the Cadet Service, specially players returned to the Colony by little stretch of lim, we ineling to turned anxiously to a powerful words with which to express, his for their versatility. On looking the Empress of Canada to-day. think it would be found that there neighbour and historic foo.

thanks for the address which the round he could see various members is over-staffing in certain direc-Turkey, under her Nationalist Hongkong had presented to him. Yeoman service. He noticed Mrs. President McKinley Included members of the Civil Service in of that Department who had done Passengers departing on the tions. Despite ents in so-called government, is nothing if not His Excellency went on to say Dyer Ball who changed office from Mr. and Mrs. A. Riggio, Miss L special expenditure, the estimates bolligerently inclined. Having

that farewell addresses, in com- Bench to desk with equal capacity. Riggio and Mr. R. O. Morton." for the coming year provide for obtained a great deal more then scarcely expected to tell the exacted to Chinese affairs and who had mon with obituary notices, were There was Mr. Tratman, who atend an outlay of over six lakhs, and the original peace terms had truth, and it was sometimes necee also dealt with sanitary matters of the new Governor-General of A Reuter message statos that It does therefore seem rather allowed them, the Turks ure cast-sary to make allowances for fall the Colony; Mr. Masser, who Indo-China, M. Varenne, has oms strange that no comment should ing around for fresh acquisitions, ings. If, after allowing for any such specialised in onu particular barked at Marseilles for his new bo forthcoming on a department and a war in the Balkans would some good for the Civil Service of his youth occupied several offices

failings, he had been able to do branch; and, Mr. Gompertz, who in sphere. which swallows up such a large give them a golden opportunity the Colony, he was extremely glad in the Government. sum as that.

They are complaining at Lon- - to intervano advantageously at that it had fallen to his lot to do His Excellency concluded by don's Royal, Academy that so Nothing was said, either, in re-the right moment, Britain's con-50. The Civil Service of any thanking the members of the "ivil fow of the pictures at this year's gard to the large amount of corn in the present trouble, quite for reasons he could not uniter The meeting terminated with three all profound, is not always discer

Colony or Government had always, Service for the presentation."."

exhibition have been sold. But. money which is due to us from apart from the set-back it appears stand, been selected by the Presa hearty cheers for His Excellency nible at sight, oven by the experts the merit of a work of art, if at the Chinese section on account of to exercise on recent peace pro- and anonymous correspondents a the Govamor, called for by Sir There is the remembered and the interruption in through traffic, greas, must be this very matter of the object of much adverse com Claud Severn it may possibly be that the Turkish intorest.

regrotted instanco of Whistler's ment. Why this was so he was We are likely never able to find out. If one read

worldfamous portrait of his Government considers it an in- to have a lively time ourselves, some of the articles in the Press, with reference to the farewell re: owe his earthly immortality mother, to which he will probably appropriate moment to press this in the near future, convincing, or one would imagine that the Colo option to His Excellency the Gover. That was shown in a Pennyelve matter, but inasmuch as the attempting to convince, Turkoy picion. His Excellency assured Theatre Royal on Thursday next, we third of a century ago, and could nial Service was always under sus-mor, which is to take place at the nia Academy exhibition about a working agreement under which of the folly of her Mosul and Iraq them that this was the impression are asked by the Hon. Mr. PH then have been bought for a few these sums are duo was made with aspirations. We cartainly do not he had gathered. the Poking Government, wo car want, in addition, to have to join that he had served His Majesty's this ceremony has now been arran many of those who heard Lin- Holyonk to state that, for the greater hundred dollars. It is worth His Excellency went on to say convenience of the general public, many thousands today How not see why the public should not in a pacificatory undertaking in Government for 26 years, the first god to take place at 6.15 p.m. sharp, coln'atwonty-line address at be made acquainted with the the Balkans in which she would 13 years of which were spent at instead of at 4 pm as previously Gettysburg instantly acclaimed a actual position, nor do we quito be actively concerned,

the Colonial Office, where he was announced.

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