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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1926.

aliquos headed by the 'Christian" General, Feng Yu- hsiang, is fighting against a very uncertain and undefined allianco, the main figures in which are Wu Pol-fu, and Chang Tso-lin. But there are so many really power-] ful underlings controlling quite

DAY BY DAY.

IT IS A SAD THING WHEN MEN HAVE NEITHER WIT TO SPEAK WELL NOR JUDGMENT TO HOLD THEIR TONGUES.-La Brigere,

STOLEN COILS.

WORKMAN SENT TO GAOL

CANTON CRISIS.

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A Chinese, who, stated he had cial this morning that the action very bad eyesight, and a bad taken in Canton would have been memory, appeared before Mujar precisely similar had a Dutch offl- Willson, at the Central Polleo cint or an American been the Can- The Observatory forecast for Court this morning, charged with ton Commissioner. There is noth largo bodies of troops liable to dato-morrow is--N.E. winds, frush the theft of two coils of lead tub-ling significant in the fact that Col.

genorally overcast.

The P. & O... Khyber, from Hongkong, arrived at Marsoilles on the 21st Fab. at 6 a.m..

almost anything at any moment!

ing, the property, of the Tung Hayley Beil is British. The ad- Yung Kungaze Electric Company.ministration of the Chinese Marl that no-one can hope to draw of

Mr. J. W. Faulkner, the instal-times Customs is 53 per cent. line of any cortainty between the

lation engineer, said the coils were British, but this is largely due to opposing factions. The clearest

issued to workmen each day, 100 the fact that recruits of other n- | thing of all is that Wu Pei-fu is

feet at a tinie, and they were usedtions usually resign after short for insulating electric wires. The service. trying to fight himself back into! Mons. Daniels, of the Salt coils (produced) wore not issued power somewhere, although to Babelle, Pakhoi, is shortly loay-to the defendant, who was work- ing that port on transfer clae-ing for the Company, at the Hong- competent, observers even his where. initial expedition against Honan

organising

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on two subsequent days, and when Mission has been refused because he did remember them, he miss-, they were coming down from ed the place as he was riding in Hongkong. It was pointed out by a trumear, owing to bad eyesight. the local officials that if they wish- Defendant was sent to prisoned to come here they could do so for one month.

without trouble by coming vià Can- ton. No British goods of any kind can be brought into. Pakhoi.

PAKHOI TIGHTENS BOYCOTT. A Pakhol correspondent, writing kong Club, and he had no right to the Telegraph under date of to take them anywhere, except

Saturday last, says The new is doomed to failure, seeing tha

A house coulie, employed by between the office and his work pickets have arrived here from! The set out with only 15,000 men Mr. Glen, of East Point Terrace. One of the coils had been badly Canton and have taken over

t start with. It is said that has been sent to the Government rolled up in such a manner as to work of the temporary ones, with Chang Tso-dip is far too busy re-dog bite. So far, neither thordog might have been done intention tightening up of the

Civil Hospital, suffering from a render it worthless, and that the consequence that there is a anti-British Ris Erny after nor its owner has been identified. fally.

boycott. A few days ago permis- his recent big Oght to be

A Chinese constable gave evid-sion for a British missionary lady very - enthusiastic about. The Rev. and Mrs. N. Macken-) ence of finding the colls in the to land here was refused by the local officials. Now no foreigner the present one which is in zie, of the C.M.S., have left Pak-osion of the defendant.

The defendant said he took the coming here directly from Hong- hot for Hame. Dr. and Mrs. coils back to the office when kong is allowed to land, Permis the beginning stage) and that the Watson, also of the C.M.S., have he had finished his work, but assion for two American ladies to four Kuominehun armies will be been transferred to Yunnan-fu the office was closed he took them and here to take up work in the able to keep things fairly much and Miss Tracey, of the same home. He forgot to return them American Rentecostal Holiness as they want them, nuless Wu Society, to Ningp Pei-fu should." bave phenonenali successes. General Feng ik in The numerous friends of Mrs..

P. H. Holyoak will be glad to the background, ostensibly "pre-learn thes she left hospital yes. paring" for his mission to Europe, forday afternoon and, although but quite ready to come out into likely to be laid up at her rosid-

ence for some time yet, is making: the opon again, if chances look

jan excellent recovery. All baing Mrs. W. J. Wilkinson and family promising. It is a sorry Scramble wall, we understand, she will thank all relatives and for power with nothing inspiring leave for Home early in April. friends for their kind expresor hopeful about it. ion of sympathy and the beautiful floral wreaths sent)

London, Feb. 23. Curing their sad bereave- paragraph is well worth re-Ball, which takes place on Friday,

The French franc has recovered men!.

producing:-"It is a poor show was hold at the City Hail last 133.5. It is believed that this and a purposeless one; burit does evening. A large attendance is owing to the improved political

narked the event, which was in situation.-Reuter. not cust China any less nor

every way an enjoyable function; contribute less to both the the reels and other Scottish dan- material and spiritual rain of the ces being entered into with much.. country than a real war. That 208 and enthusiasin. it goes on is a disgracŋ to the THE NORTHERN WAR, Powers of the civilised world who sit and let it go on, when one foreign division with all the modern equipment that goes with

could say "Scat!" and elen] the landscape from the Yangtze to the Great Wall.'"

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24, 1926.

The reported. assassination of Marshal Wn Pei-lu twhich has

Mr. Rodney Gilbert's final

The Sipal practice danco in con-. nection with the St. Andrew's

FRENCH FRANC.

SLIGHTLY IMPROVED RATE.

UNEMPLOYMENT.

"LIMCHOW" FINED,

A report reaches us from Pakhol to the effect that the as. Limehow, owned by a Franco-Chinese com pany and flying the French flag, on her Inst visit to Canton was fined $7,000 by the boycott organi- nation for having called at Hong. kong, and, further, wus ordered to enter into a bond for $25,000 that she would not call at Hongkong again. It will be recalled that some ton days or so ago, it was reported that the vessel had been. detained at Canton on suspicion. of having touched at Hongkong, It is reported that Wu Hon- THE DECREASE CONTINUES. man has telegraphed to the Cun.

but was inter released. Possibly on Government that his mission

Rugby, Feb. 23. this latest report bears some re- to Russia is completed and that

Unemployment continues tolation to that incident.

11/1 appreciable decline. he has left Moscow on his way showe hume. It is stated that his arrival The latest weekly return records | at Canton is expected somewhore a deerense of 25,667 in the number not been confirmed serves to

about the middle of March and of the workless. In six weeks. remind one that, bore is a serious

that the Kuomintang intends there has been, a reduction of war going on up in the North "to

making claborate preparations to nearly 114,000 and the total give him a"warm welcome. figure is now which practically nobody but the

1,139,300. This is 10,000 less than a year ago. generals and armies concerned It is cause for graïification to

An excellent and hoyel matinee] British Wireless. dry paying more Than the mate that the Kowloon Residents' performance in aid of Dr. Bar- minimum of allention. There are of successful endeavour, as evid-at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, on Association has had another year nardo's Homes is to take place something 300,000.men involved encer by the review of its March 10th. This will be in the and the control of Pexing is the activities at the annual meeting form of a new version of "Cinder- objective: There are

about held on Monday evening. Year ella" by "The Little Mummers,

this organisation, who have been specially trained 5X0,000 mare troops that might which exists to serve the public, by Mrs. Gay Cuming.

isily became involved before the has been more than justifying its juveniles, who range from five to episode is over. "In the words of creation, and it has long since fifteen years, are said to be quite Mr. Rodney (ülbert, who writes Governinent as a representative formance will draw a full house.

come to be looked upon by the talented, and no doubt their per- ja long article on the subject to body to be consulted in any mat- the N. C. Daily News,nó warters of importance concerning life on the Peninsula. It is in its in China has ever aroused soca-operation with the authorities little interest or is so little dis and the offering of practical cussed in Peking. No one can advice, copcorning which it has first-hand knowledge, that the remain indifferent, because the value of the Association is best! increasing poverty and misery demonstrated. A healthy sign is

The K. R. A.

after year

most

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MACAO SCHEME.

'PROPOSED INDUSTRIÁL,

sent.

EXHIBITION.

The

Rugby, Feb. 28" King George has signed the instrument ratifying the Locarno Treaty. It is intended shortly. to deposit,the Treaty with the League of Nations, in accordance with its terms.-British Wireless.

The Very Idea!

An explorer says that widows the truth, the whole truth, and in New Guinea cover themselves nothing but the truth-wives with pipeclay and mourn their wouldn't believe them anyhow, on husbands for a year. In civilized account of the past. countries most of them cover themselves with powder and go in search of another.

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"the ais stocking look." Women

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newly-wed tied a knot in the rope around her neck, tied one end to Clothes make the man..................... a tree and the other to a nearby earn a lot of money when they're motor car. She then rested on his wife's.

the ground until the machine started, ending her life.

A Dover message states that a found that someone had stolen. which these overlapping feuds that there is an increasing Our Mache correspondent states woman found to be wearing nine the engine. bring us up in the North canumber of applications for mem-that the Gorerament there intensifs of silk underwear as present

barship, and in this, Connection

far darini in

The will of Mrs. August L not be ignored. Puking has be we should like to see the time shortly to hold a big industrial holds the record

house-exhibition, which will be divided attempting to evade the customs Marr, Los Angeles, sets aside come an asylum already for come when overy

regulations. Since the new rul $1,000 to be invested at 6 'per something like 50,000, penniless holder in Kowloon figures in into four sections. It will be on ings went into effect the authori cent. the interest to go to the up-

the Hist of members. That somewhat similar liries to the Tanoites have coined a new phrase: keep of her pet half-clothed wratches who live in is as it should he, for the more Fair. the streets and are so lost to members there are. the more Special propaganda is being can put on that many pairs, say off. lucky bird is now wintering In hope that many of them do not effective will be the work of the ducted amongst the Chinese, in eisls, but usually their faces be-

Association. Weare plenand also order to induce them to exhib, tray them. even attempt to beg while, we note the thoroughly repre- and it is hoped that there will be are already muying selge prices sentative character of the now a representative display of native A brown silk umbrella with a peculiar suicide on record in Berlin for food and fuel, extra taxes at Committee included on which are products. Amongst the comme wooden handle the shape. stre occurred recently when a young

well-known Britishers, Portuguese dities on show will be glass, every turn and are cut off, most, and Chinese residents. Especial-bacco, cement, bricks, copper and wooden orangos at the ends and band left her, used a

10 and colour of an orange, 15 little wife, despondent because her bus- piece of of the time from the surroundingly do we welcome the inclusioness work, stockings and handi the ribs and two more finishing "rope, a tree and a motor car. country, because the railways of the last-named, which is craft generally. Mr. Pires is in the wrist strap, was one of the After searching for several are now little more than army There are many spheres in which']

promising development charge of the arrangements at pre-features of a London exhibition. days for the man she loved the accessories. ; Experience has Chinese and foreigners can co- damped the ardour of the most operate with beneficiat effects to

the genoral community, but in noj enthusiastic observers because it

regard is that more so than in the has taught them that when a civic life of the Colony. There is war is over, the nett result will hore, particularly in such an As-)

Isn't that nice-you have a 'new. bo at best a showing of greater sociation as the K. R. A., an

RESUMING NEGOTIATIONS excellent field for Chinese whol

motor car.

She had such an interesting poverty and the imposition of wish to render useful sorvicu and}

WITH BRITAIN.

You've joined the great army of face. She looked like a woman |drivers—you've deserted the heavier burdens, a pooror and take a share in the responsibilities)

who had lived and suffered. She Rugby, Feb. 23.

ranks of pedestrians. foobler Peking Government and of citizenship. In the your upon

had. For years ahe managed to Questioned as to when he expect. You used to swear at drivers loss promise of unity and peace."the Association every success, tions with the French Government trians. Now, probably you will

which it has just started, we wish to be able to resume negotia for having nu regard for pedes squeeze a number four foot inte

a number two shoe. That picture is, unfortunately, knowing that endless opportuni- with a view to completing the debt curse at the silly idiots who never all too true, and the reason for ties lie ahead for the voluntary

settlement with France, Mr. know where they are walking. work to which it is devoted... the Indifference is not that the

Winston Churchill, Chancellor of But remember, no matter where. outcome is not serious it is al

the Exchequer, sald that the French you are heading, it's easy to go Minister of Finance had informed half way when it comes to con- too serious but because thoro

The health return for last week him, that he hoped to come to sidération for the man who walks. seems to be no clear issue in the shows two cases of typhoid fever London before the end of February Give and take is a groat idea"..

fone Chinese" and one Japanese but his movements inust neces- take your time, and give the pedes- campaign and no definite of which one, was fatal; one fatal sarily depend on the course offtrian a chance. alignments. Broadly, it could be Chinese care oach of small-pox financial discussions now proceed-} stated that the Kuominchun, and puorporal fovor; and twoing in the French Chamber- which is the combination

deaths from influenza, A case of British Wireless.

of

rabios was also notified.

THE FRENCH DEBT.

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He promised to meet his wife at

five. But hubby came along

At six, and thus he didn't have

To wait for her so long.

Some people will gladly admit their faults-and then claim that They are better than other folks'

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If, in future, husbands would tell virtues.

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