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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1926.

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hud to the pes, with the result that undergo an operation, but with no avali Then, after another operation, as it did. not get any better, I thought I would give your Clarke's Blood bfixturea tria After taking the first three bottles I could walk better, and now piter having nine bottles the wound has quite heated, and I am pleased to say I have not teen any sign of it breaking out since."

SALVATION ARMY,

· MAY EXTEND TO SOUTH CHINA.

London, March 8.

The seventieth anniversary of

POLICE OFFERED BRIBE:

INGENIOUS. ARGUMENTS

FAIL IN COURT.

The appearance of a Chinese be- the birthday of General Booth was fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Cen- celebrated by ΣΙΤΙ enthusiastic tral Magistracy this morning, on a Salvation Army demonstration at charge of unlawful possession was productive of an amusing incident. the Albert Hall. Delegates from Unable to give a aatisfactory

all parts of the world gave a great explanation ns to how he came into 拯 quantity of

ovation to General Boath, whilst possession of

medicinal roots, when stopped by

at-

telograms and letters of congratu-

alukong in Centre Street, yester- Intion were received from all day, the defondant had also to an climes. Offerings from the Empire swer to a second charge of and other countries totalled tempting to win over the police-

man with a bribe. In this connec £185,000. "

tion it was stated by the witness Messages of congratulation were that a roll of $5 fa' coins was offer read, including one from the King'ad to him, which be very property and another from the Viceroy of rofused to accept.

India, the latter paying a tribute: The defendant asked how it to the good work of the Baivation could be believed against him that Army in ameliorating the condi- he offered a bribe when he had net tions of life among criminal tribes a cent in his pocket.

and social service among the de- There was just a suspicion en- tertained by the police that the

pressed and backward classes.

General Booth, in an address, outlined at

scheme of Salvation money was offered by a second man. He was thought to be the Army progress for the next seven years. This will include establishsame man who followed the de- fendant to the Police Station and ment work by the Army in sevenbailed him out with $500 new countries, probably including The unknown bencfactor was

called. from the body of the Court where he had been an interested witness of the proceedings.

North Rhodesia, South China and Portuguese Africa and the reopen ing of the work of the Army in Rusala. It will also aim at the rais-

On being questioned by the ing of thousand new missionary officers each for heathendom, the Magistrate, he admitted to having. United Kingdom and Europe; also put up the bail for the defendant, the training of fourteen thousand explaining his interest in the case new officers and the raising of to be due to the fact that he was £500,000 to extend the work in the defendant's older brother." London, which General Booth said he feared would soon be almost a heathen city-Reuter.

"QUAINTS" COMPANY.

TWO BIG SUCCESSES PROMISED.

There was not the least resem-i blance between the two men to confirm this declaration, and his Worship also remarked that it was curious that they did not respond to the same surname-the one be- ing Mok and the other Yuen.

The witness' ability as a quick- thinker rose splendidly to the oc- casion. "My brother," he said, "was given away in childhood and he, naturally, assumed the name of the family which adopted him."

The plan of seats for "The Quaints" Musical Company's brief

Whatever, viows the Magistrate Season here is now open .at

might have held in regard to this Moutrie's, and big audiences are statement were not expressed, but expected at the Star Theatre.

The Sport of Kings." by Ian dant on both charges.

his. Worship convicted the defen- Hay, will be played on Monday lawful possession a fine of $25, 19th instant, at 9.15 p.m. All

Entertainments.

To-morrow.

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lovers of sport should make a point or two weeks was inflicted, and of seeing this great sporting for offering the bribe, defendant was further mulcted in a fine of comedy.

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HOUSING NEEDS.

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On the 20th and 21st "No, No, $100, or six weeks. The sum of- Nanette," the big London success fered as bribe was ordered to be

confiscated. is to be staged. This should prove the greatest musical attraction seen here for many years. The success of this play has been phenomenal at the Palace Theatre. Londar, where it still connues to draw huge crowda, booking being; full up as far ahead as June, To) meet the enormous demand for in the direction of better, housing. seats. "The Quaints" had to ar The merchant who has been con- range special matinees in Bombay,tent with a shop-house finds him- Calcutta, Rangoon and Singapore.self able to afford a car and looks Hongkong is expected to give further afield for a compound "Nanette" a great reception, and house; the clerk who has lodged in carly booking is advisable in view somebody else's house while times rush for were bad moves into a shop-house; of the probability of a seats.

and sa it goes on. Thus there is a great demand for all types of houses at present, and to some extent it is being met, one Arab inillionaire in Singapore having' placed contracts for a million dollars worth of shop-hcuses this year.

RURRER ISSUES.

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But practically nothing is being the wealthy Chinese proprietary planters are replacing them with done for the European community. the more

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