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INTERNATIONAL RÁDIO.

The Breatheable Curo For THROAT, CHEST and LUNGS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

A RENT CLAIM.

Á PROMISING ARCHITECT.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1920.

INDIAN KILLED.

POSITION IN EUROPE,

HOUSEHOLDER AND EXCESS OF STANDARD RENT.

HONGKONG BOY STUDYING IN LIVERPOOL.

KNOCKED DOWN ON WAY TO WORK.

MR. BALDWIN REVIEWS

BRITAIN'S WORK.

'S. O. S.,

ALWAYS TAKE

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Judgment for Landlords,

Two Interesting Efforts.

in the Summary Court yester Friends of Mr. G. A. V. Hall, day, Mr. Justice Wood heard an who a few years ago was at the action brought by Mr. Addison Hongkong University and later Hargreaves of 4 Chatham Road, played cricket for the C. R. C. and against the Tong Ho Company, the Kowloon Cricket Club, will be that he has real estate agents, for the return interested to learn of $961 being rent paid by the taken up architecture as a profes- plaintiff to the defendanta in ex-sion and is now in his third year Fess of the standard rent in res at the Liverpool University School jagt of 4 Chathum Road,

Defendants counterclaimed for $424, helez rent in respect of the first our of 4 Chatham Road, Tor December 1925, and January 1926, payable in advance, and rest in

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same house for November and

Accidental Death Verdjet."

More Hopeful Outlook.

Rugby, Jan. 26.

SAND INTERFERENCES.

EARTHQUAKE

Successful Opening Night.

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The death of an Indian guard,

Now York, Jan. 26. In his speech in London last who was knocked down by a motor

Despite interferences caused by in night, prior to his departure for 5.0.S. calls from the British steam- lorry at Onuseway Bay, Was

Prime Ministor er Laristan, which was buing vestigated by Major C. Willson Scotland, the and a jury at the Central Mngis- dealt with the record of the abandoned off Halifax, and which tracy yesterday.

Government during the past caused all Anierican stations to The evidence showed that the year, and laid special emphasis suspend transmissions, until 10.50 man, Juginder Singh, was on his on questions of local and national at night, and by an earthquake way to work about six o'clock at eronomy,

which caused fading, last night's Ho said that the past year had opening of the third international night. He was knocked down by Mr. Hall is a younger brother of a lorry and died almost im witnessed a notable' advance in broadcasting test was declared by the European situation. The the Radio Wenk commitice to have Mr. William Hall, Architect, of meiliately..

Ho Dr. H. P. Minett, Government Dawes plan had achieved an initial been a greater success than the Messrs. Abdoolrahim & Co. has a natural talent for drawing Bacteriologist d

in success. It was of the greatest

of Architecture.

In u

The

Officer

Week.

and sume of his efforts have been charge of Mortuaries, said he per importance, because it marked in at right of last year's Radio formed a post mortem examina-Germany a definite achievement At least twelve hundred listenera published here.

recent number of the tion and found that in additioner two things-a balanced bud- December last, payable in arrear Building Neics appears some of the to numerous eats and bruises on gel and stabilized currency. For are already known to have heard Mr. D. 1. Strollett appeared for students' efforts, including a sug the face and forehead, the man the moment German business was the music broadcasted from Eng- Jand-Reuter's American Service. the plaintiff's and Mr. M. M.reation by Mr. Hinil for"a Golf Club sustained a fracture of the upper finding itself embarrassed by a not Watson for the defendants, house, such as might replace that left arm, three fractured ribs on natural credit stringency, and

Opening his case Mr. Strellett burned at Hippy Valley.

the upper part of the right side, they were face to face now with said he claimed that the Standard Building News says: "A highly and two fractured ribs on the lower their own problem of unemploy BRITISH RAILWAY DISPUTE.

ment. All hoped that this would Trent in respect of 4 Chatham Road attractive design för a golf club was $100 a month. So far as the house in Hongkong by Me. G. A. V. Part of the right side.

In addition there was a compass, because it was realised now

HOW STRIKE WAS history of the premises rould be Hall, a third year student, shows'a treed there could be found symmetrical composition in the Plete rupture of the liver, it being that we do not want poor neigh torn completely across. He also hours but prosperous neighbours

AVERTED. Aidence that there had been any Chinese manner-the tilted roufs sustained a fracture across the if the commerce of Europe, is to alteration in the rating of the pre- with the sculptured features at the base of the skull, and died from progress.

Rugby, Jan. 26. In France, conditions to-day mises. His client had been pay-extremities of the ridge giving an

exhibited a sharp contrast. There accept the award of the National The railway men's decision to ing $120 in respect of the first appropriate air of rusticity to the multiple injuries and shock..

Conflicting Evidence.

had been a considerable decline Hoor and S in respect of the uuilding.? ground floor. He admitted the counterclaim.

Mr. J. Başta said he formerly owned 4 Chatham, Rond, from

1912 in 1923. The rent was $100

a month exclusive of rates. The premises were assessed at $100 and when he left in 1923 there had heen no higher assessment.

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In reply to a question by Mr.iu the exchange value of the Wages Board was carried at last

though he be frane, and this was giving French industry a new,

any competitive markets. leved a temporury, gdvantage in

Mr. Hall has also prepared and! sent out elaborate plans for a sug- gested club house for the Kowloon S. C. Brooks, who appeared for Cricket Club. The plans in this the owners of the lorry, witness case are for a symmetrisil Euro-aid there was no trace of alcohol peah atyle of building providing for in the stomach.

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Tetaporary Dislocation. Britain had found In iron, steel meant, but and coal what this were concerned dislocation ought their hope was that so far as they

a roof garden, billiard room, card An Indian paliceman who gave room, dressing rooms and every-vidence said the front part thing requisite for a club house, the near side of the lorry struck including open and covered terraces round and then fell on the ground men, and he was knocked Plaintiff was called. He said for viewing the sports. The desiWitness estimated the speed of the to be temporary.

is a very attractive one.

Plaintiff's Evidence.

he resided there with his wife and five children. At first hoverupied the first Boor, taking it on Septim- b 28, 1924. The Tong To Co were the owners and no furni

provided Another WRS person, oerupied the ground floor when he went in. fe agreed with the defendants to pay $120 in respect of the top floor. In October 1925, he was informed by

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BRITISH POLITICS.

the

where down.

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every hope

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Union of Railwaymen, by forty-one night's meeting of the National

a straight one, and non-acceptance votes to thirty-six. The issue was of the award would have involveú the Union in a strike, for the rail-"

conference way companies at a held earlier in the day had made

effect to the Board's decision. it clear that they intended to give

The reply of the companies to the lorry at about 20 miles an hour In Italy the past year had been men's representations stated, that and said that the lorry pulled up one of steady progress, and acti- they themselves had been intensely about 15 yards from the spot vity. General satisfaction bad disappointed, at the finding of the

the man

the financial WAN knocked been caused by her settlement Board, in view of

with America, on liberal terms, el condition of their undertakings. It added that the unions had The driver of the lorry usher debt. He had SIR ALFRED MOND LEAVES timated his speed at about eighs that the negotiations now proced brought forward no new considera- THE LIBERAL PARTY. miles an hour, and said he was ing between Italy and Britain may tions, and that to re-open the case would strike at the root of collec- Jable to pull up in a few yards. be brought to a successful issue.

The men

tive bargaining. were playing about in

Perhaps the culminating point the road.

in the appreciation of Britain's Railwaymen's Leader Satisfied. Evidence was also, given which political stock abroad was reach-

Mr. J. H. Thomas, in a speech. showed that the brakes of the ed last month, when the Treaty of

last night, declared that, he was. lorry were in good working order. Locarno was seated in London.

The jury returned a verdict of He was only too well aware that satisfied he had not made a mistake "Accidental Death" and exonor the spirit of Locarno had to the advocating peace. A railway

driver from blum translated into continuous action,"

strike would definitely have put ated the "They nuded a rider to the effort but it was in that spirit that they back the clock at a time when the that they recommended the police and sent Lord Ce, to Geneva to country had passed through the should insist on a device on lorries take part in the Disarmament worst stages of depression, and when there were prospects of pros- Which would limit their speed.

Conference The Government rea- lised the difficulty of that problem,perity reviving. but all were pledged by the had succeeded in his pacific en- He added that he was proud he treaty to attempt it with sincerity deavours, for he believed he had Land with Wirelesa..

Rugby, Jan. 21 Sir Alfred Mom, hitherto one of the tenant of the ground door the must prominent members of the that he was going and witnessheral Party. has addressed a saw the defendants and arranged letter to Lord Oxford, leader of the Jas do take over the ground floor. Pärty, automneing that be

The rent was $80, but before he severed his connection with the took over it was increased 15 per Liberals and proposes to join the cent. to $92. No alterations or Conservative Party. repairs to the building had been carried out..

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In his letter to Lord Oxford he states: "The position of the Liberal A Collapsed Verandah.

Party has been steadily drifting in cross-exaraination, witness from bad to worse. Unity, which said he paid the top floor rent in we have striven for anul which I advance and the ground floor rent did my best to promote, has in fact in arrear. It had been agreed bet † never been achieved, and all efforts tween himself and the landlords to revive and re-organise the Libe that the rent of the top floor teral farers have been rendered hope not increased. He considered that less by the introduction by Mr. the landlords could not increase Lloyd George of a land policy which new, profound the rent The landlords had done as produced a no repairs. He had been forced clevage and embarrassment in the to do some to keep the place to Liberal ranks," gether. The verandah had fallen

down and he had to get it repair

He represented his case,

the P. W. 1. and they compelle! the landlords to pay for that.

Defendants' Case.

fendant firm.

He adds that he is alsolutely and unticalisation which is revived Copopower to the policy of agricultural

in a resolution to be submitted to

CHINESE NEW YEAR CALENDARS.

FIRST OF THE SEASON'S SCROLLS.

Fairies And Fishermen..

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"A carpymay at a single hap

franknees.-British

Y. M. C. A. DEBATE.

SHOULD BACHELORS BE TAXED?

The first debate to be held at the

a land convention next month hy ascend the Dragon Gate and become new European YM.C.A., Kowloon,

Cie Liberal executive Recognising a dragon," says an old Chires praved an undoubted success jaal

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done the right thing for the rail- waymen and for the country. British Wireless,

RUSSIA AND CHINA.

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AGREVENT REACHED.

Peking, Jan. 26.

The Russian embassy states th how divergent are his views, on this provers. And so the fairies who might. The subject digeussed was, M. Ivanov has been released and a Mr. Watson called Kwok Pufundamental question of pricipk, ride dragons are said alse to ride Should hachelors be taxed?" and satisfactory agreement regarding eheung. the manager of the de-fran those of a large and influential carp. Hence the carp is locked the rival partisans brought forth the transportation of Chinese mi i-

Defendants bought section of the Liberal Party, he upon as a sacred fish spelling goat heid and teling points to demon-tary forces has been reached be

tween Chang Tso-lin and the Sovits the premises in question in 1923, states that the only course open for fuck and foretelling good fortune strate their opinions. said witness. They were empty him is to sever his lifelong connge- and prosperity. The carp, either The Rev. T. B. Powell opene Consul-General at Makdon, and he arranged the letting. Hetion with the Liberal Party. alive.or in picture, takes a pronin the argument in favour of addition let the first floor to Mr. Arnold! for $150 a month. Some months later he let the ground nor for

forward to substantiate the argu

According to Russian reports, u ent part in welcoming the God of al taxation for bachelors. while Chang Tso-lin-Soviet agreement Labour Aldef.

Wealth during the Chinese Ne Dr. G. W. Hollings led the arge was signed at Mukden on Sunday Replying to Mr. Lloyd George's Year festivities, and lucky is the ment against the proposal. There night, as follows: $80 a month. The rates on the recent speech on the question of a merchant or politician who may were able seconders on both sides. Firstly, the release of M. Ivanov premises amounted to $30 suggested alliance between thehappen to have a small pond on his and the members present partict and others; secondly, the restora- month, In September 1924, the Liberal and Labar parties, Me premises which he may stock with pated in the discussion.

tion of normal traffic; thirdly, the Many at top oor was let to plaintiff at Arthur Henderson, speaking ster car, thus to entice his way the the speeches were, characterised-ost of Chinese military trans- month. Later plaintiff day at Burnley, said that whatever spirit of good fortune at all times, by bright, humorous passages, and share of the Chinese Eastern Rail- portation shall be paid from China's $120 #t Look over the ground floor at $02 happened the Labour Party would and especially at the dawn of even ancient history was brought

mat purchase Liberal support by a

way profits; fourthly, military a month.

Cross-examined, he said 4 and betrayal of its principles, lowering new year,

of its ideals or mutilation of its pro-to Tang Ying, the famous artist tion for bachelors.

A portrait of a carp attributed ments of those in favour of taxa-transportation shall be in accord- ance with the railway's regulations; 5 Chatham Road were semi-

gramme.-British Wireless.

fifthly, compens ton shall be paid detached houses. Some repairs

of the latter part of the Ming When the vote came to be taken, for damages and losses to the Dynasty, who lived over 500 years these in the affirmative were heavi-railway through the recent inci were done when the houses were bought by defendants. Nothing

ago, has been reproduced in the was done to separate the ground Mr. Strellett pointed out that in artist's true colours, deecly softly beaten, the figures being: Indent, and also other claims shell from the first flour,

The seetion of the Ordinance deal toned inks, delicate grid tones favour, 12; against 27. Mr. Strellett for the plaintiffing with the B be. Increase allow with light gradations predominat- referred to a similar case which able on premises where certaining, a work of art especially plea- had been decided by Mr. Justice repairs and alterations ware made,sing and denoting what is possible Gompertz in which the standard there

nothing expressly for, an apt hard to do with such rent was $35 and one room was stated about apportionment al-a common subject us fch. The let for so much as $77 to a sub-though he understood that it was earp is leaping the waves by moon- tenant. The judge after referring the custom of the Court to ap-light and the picture might well be CHINESE GOVERNMENT COX- to the question of apportionment portion the payment of that extra titled, "The Birth of the Dragon,"

Wax

in the Hece courts, said there was amount. He asked his Lordship the clever artist having seemingly

NEW AMERICAN GUNBOATS.

CERN TO BUILD SIX.

Shanghai, Jan. 26.

be considered later.-Reuter.

TARDY JURYMAN.

FINED FOR BEING LATE AT

DEATH INQUIRY.

Mr. E. M. Eea, who had been no special power given by the to come to the conclusion that in caught his subject in the very act|

Although in excess of the offers summoned as a juryman for a Hongkong Ordinance to effect whatever portion of the premises of mounting the Dragon Gate, for apportionment. He found aca tenant lived he be not liable sprouting horns are seen glistening of two well-known British yards death inquiry which was conduct- here, the tender of the Kiangnan ed at the Central Magistracy yes- cordingly with evident regret to my more than the standard in the golden moonrays.

These pictures are issued in lies Dock and Engineering Works, terday, had not arrived when the That was no doubt a very serious ent for the whole of the premises; omission from the Ordinance, which; he submitted, was $100 in of the conventional calendar by the (a Chinese Government concern) inquiry was opened.

He arrived in Court ten minutes but he thought there could be no his case These were two proprietors of the Fisherman brand to build the six new American gun- dispute about the intention of the separate lettings and he submitted of cod-liver-oll (Scott's), and a boats, which the construction con- later, and when asked by the legislature and if the law was that the standard rent attached to limited, supply has been placed lugress recently authorised, at Gold Coroner why he was not present against his client on that point the promises rather than to the the hands of local dispensaries for $154,000 per vessel, has been at the time fixed for the Inquiry, he said he had been delayed by he submitted that there was in lettings,

distribution to those who buy the accepted,

The Shanghai Dock and Engin- minxing a ferry from Kowloon, herent power in the Court to appor- His Lordship said he would not preparation advertised, and whol

Major Willson sald he should tion a sum which was payable. all upon Bir. Watson und entered may also be lovers of the art ofjeering Company tendered G.$107,-]

Bound by Early Decision, judgment for the defendant on old China. Messrs. Shewan, Tomes 500 and the New Engineering and have taken steps to ensure that he claim and counterclaim with are local agents. for Scott and Ship-building Worke tendered would be at the Court, on time,

and fined Mr. Eca $10.

His Honour: But I am bound by that decision.

costs.

Bowne.

$184,000-Router.