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MARCH 15, 1926.

DAY BY DAY.

COBHAM'S FLIGHT.

HYPOCRISY IS FOLLY. IT IS ENLIGHTENING DETAILS OF

morning.

D

·PERFORMANCE;

Rugby, March 14,

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF MISS E

KIRKWOOD,

Many friends will 'sympathiso with Mrs. E. O. Murphy, of the Empress Hotel, Miss M. airkwood death of their eldest sister, Miss and others of the family. In the

Elizabeth Kirkwood, who came to Hongkong only in November of last year, bringing with her Mrs. Murphy's youngest son, who had just completed his education in Canada.

The funeral pusses the Monu- his machine or engine. His Dement at 5 p.m. to-day..

of Government officials to distate MUCH EASIER, BAVER AND to the Press what it shall and PLEASANTER TO BE THÉ REAL shall not publish. The primary THING.–Cecil,~ duty of any newspaper is to serve The Empress of Canada "loft Immediately after his safe, or the public, and we strongly Manila at midnight on Sunday rival and enthusiastic reception at deprecato any attempt, from and is due here at 10 am. to-Croydon Aerodroms on Saturday, whatever quarter, to place us morrow.

Mr. Alan Cobham proceeded to in loading strings. We would

Tho 8.8. Shirala is to leave Buckingham Palace and was re- remind our officials that the Amby at 9 am on the 17th, and ceived by HM the King. Cobliam methods of newspaper production is due hore on the following handed to His Majesty a lette: are in no sense comparable tò]

from Lord Athlono, the Governor General of South Africa, and re- those obtaining in the publication ~ The s.. Kidderpore, which left ceived extremely warm congratula The climate of the Colony did. of a Government Gazelle, “ | Shanghal at 2.30 p.m. on the 13th, tions on his magnificent achieve- not suit the deceased lady, but

an unfortunato We are, quite frankly, astound is due hero at 6 am, on the 17th, mont.,

accident pre- On his return flight from Cape vented her intended return to od at the air of extremo secrecy

The ss. Delta loff Singapore Town, Cobham llew 8,500 miles. in Vancouver, her shoulder being with which Saturday's procced-yosterday at 6 a.. and is due 80 flying hours. On the whole of dislocated as the result" of a fall. ings were surrounded, which was here on the afternoon of the 19th his 16.000 miles flight to and from Her whole system thus received

instant,

| Cape Town, although he encounter- little short of ludicrons. If the

a severe shock, and although the ed every kind of weather from the accident occurred more than two officials of this Colony are not Paseongers departing for Mani-intense heat of the Soudan to ley months ago, the patient never aware of it, we can inform them la, by s.s. Empress of Canada on temperature over the Mediterranean recóvored her strength, passing that Investitures at Buckingham Friday included Mr. W. A. But- and including sandstorms and away from heart failure, at 130

tarfield, Mr. N. Currie and Mr. snow-storms, Cobham had not the this morning. Palace are not markod by the and Mrs. J. Gould.

slightest technical difficulty with | pettifogging restrictions of which wo complain. Public and Press alike are admitted, so that the Mustard & Co., Ltd. people may see their King con- ferring honours on those whom

REMANDED ON THREE His Majesty has been pleased to

Many Hongkong friends will power, air-cooled, engine of the

COUNTS. honour. Moreover, at Home, regret to learn of the death of Jaame type as that used on the Ran. Alleged to have run into a rick- the movements of Royalty, are Mrs. Churchill, widow of the late goon flight but of higher power.sha, as a result of which

Mr. J. F. Churchill, who was for This was necessary because of the coolie and passenger nowadays specially featured in

a few years Assistant Director of high altitude of many of the land-jured, and to have driven the Press, but, judging from Public Works in Hongkong, Sheing grounds on the African flight, without stopping, Mr. H. P. Yu, Saturday's experience, that ap. died at Oxford on February 7th. Cobham would have done the return of Wongneicheng Road, appeared parently, is not desired in Hong-

flight in eleven instead of fifteen before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the kong! We should have thought time on March 13th. two anchored some of the African landing to answer three charges. He was It has been reported that some days had not tropical storms turn-Central Magistracy this morning, that such a discerning man as lights, a coil of four-inch rope, grounds into swamps from which it charged with failing to report an His Excelleney the Governor and a tarpaulin were stolen from was impossible to take off until the accident, failing to stop when a dockyard mooring lighter, which water had drained away. His would ere this have realised that was anchored opposite the Naval flight was undertaken not only to signalled to do so by a policeman, the functions and scope of the Yard, Kowloon.

prove the reliability of an all- and having defective brakes. Colony's newspapers have im-

According to a report made to British aeroplane, but also to prove | measurably expanded since the As the result of a fight, a how much might be done in the the police by the rickaha coolie, Chinese woman has been taken to way of aerial mail and passenger

he was taking a passenger along days when he was a Cadet in the Kwong Wah Hospital, Buffor-service between various parts of Des Voeux Road West, when car Government service; and, realising from a wound on the head. Africa-British Wireless. ing this, that he would be the The woman who is alleged to have strick the blow la.now in last man to countenance any in-custody. terference with their service to

public.

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DEATH.

KIRKWOOD, — Miss Elizabeth Kirkwood, oldest daughter of the late. Mr. and Mrs. John Kirkwood, "of Victoria, B.C., purred away at 1:30 this morning, March 15.

The Telegraph.

MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1926,

A PROTEST.

If the account of the Investiturethe al Government House, which appeared in our issue of Saturday,

a

The League Split.

the

Capt. R. Neville, Royal Mari-Havilland 60 aeroplane, which has nos, who was aldo-de-camp to now flown over 100,000 miles, was gir Edward Stubbs in Hongkong, the identical machine on which last has been appointed private secre-year he flew to Rangoon from Lon- tary to the Governor of Ceylon. don. On the Cape Town flight he had Siddeley-Puma 380 horse-

A Chinese male and female. who wore arrested at Ngau Shi; Wan in possession of two daggere and one revolver, were charged before the Kowloon Magistratu this morning with unlawful pos-

MOTORIST CHARGED.

the

were in-

on.

No. 777, owned by Mr. Yu," col- lided with the ricksha, upsetting. it, and throwing the passenger out. Both the passenger and the

AMBULANCE BRIGADE. coolic were injured, but were not

VACCINATION DUTIES.

The Y.M.C.A. Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade recently vaccinated 360 Chinese residents

taken to hospital, and the rick- sha was badly damaged. The car did not stop. According to n statement made by the passenger · he fost $430, which he was carry- ing in his hand.

The defendant said this morn

were remanded for two days. at Cheung Chow, and also 275 Chi-ing that. his car was not out, as

he left it in the garage before two o'clock, and the aucident happened about an hour later.

The case was remanded for a woek, bait of $250 being allowed.

The Very Idea!

was somewhat lacking in" detall.) In face of such sharply divided the fault for this circumstance opinion, among those most in-session of arms. Both defendants lies, not with us,

but with timately connected with

meetings of the delegates to the Government House. The occasion League of Nations at Geneva, it

nese, mostly boat-people, at Aber Towards the end of the present deen. was admittedly an important one is impossible for us even after

In each case the vaccination was and was made the more "so from reading the very full telegrams year, Lieut. Col. F. S. Montagu-

sont by Reuter) to say who has Bates, C.B., C.M.G., B.S.O., East done at the request of those con- the fact that it was the first hour most at fault in precipitating Surrey Regiment, will vacate the cerned. official function which His Royal the political "disaster," which all command of the 2nd Battalion Highness Prince George had are

t Hongkong, in the usual course, HO genuinely regretting.

Montagu-Bates performed in this Colony. Much France blames Germany, whilst Lieut.-Colonel

Germany blames certain other joined the East Surreys from public interest was manifested in unnamed Powers; the Daily Mail Lumsden's Corpa during the the function, even although the vigorously defends France and South African War.

the Allies in general, whilst the attendance was, perhaps neces-Daily Mail and the Daily Chronicle Passengers loaving for Home Barily, restricted to limited blame Britain's carlier attitude of by sis. Kashmir on Saturday in number of guests. It was our compromiso an attitude which cluded Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Bird, encouraged all aspirants to per- Miss Bird, Mrs. G. W. Sollars, duty, therefore-as it was our manent seats to strive as hard as Mrs. Arthur, Mr. H. Burberry, desire to supply our rouders possible in the hope that the Mr. H. S. Goodfellow, Mr. and with "as full an account of the compromise" might be found in Mrs. R. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. But if Austin, Mr. A. S. Cantrell, Mr. proceedings as was possible, and, adopting their viewpoint.

it hard to come to a just deci- and Mrs. R. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. with that end in view, wesion in apportioning blame, there P. Jerningham, and Mr. and Mrs. ondeavoured earlier in the week is no difficulty in roalising tho T. Cashman and family. to obtain reasonable facilities in tremendous, loss which has been order to report the ceremony. We suffered. All the good work at Locarno is ondangered, the tradi- were informed, however, that no tional, distrust between France invitations were being issued to und Germany has been revived and

emphasised, smaller nations like clock, valued at $35, was stolen Sliced deer born, which has been The latest story is that of a the Pruss; farther, we wore Poland and Spain have been from his motor car, which he had used as medicine in China for conjuror who went to Aberdeen to asked to publish no account of played with as pawns in a gune the Star Ferry, Kowloon. A rob-submitted, according to a recent if there was anybody in the audi left on the public stand outside more than 3,000 years, has been give an entertainment, and asked the proceedings other than an of barter, and the representatives hory was also committed yester-news item, to the Westfield test ence who would lend him a official communique which would of dozens of other nations whoday on a naval lighter. anchored! were impatiently waiting for the

ing and research laboratories for penny-bit!.. be supplied after the "Investiture meeting of the Assembly to near the Admiralty cambor, Kow- analysis, The dispatch "quoted A quantity of rope and added that it was thought that had taken place. This, com- which they had been summoned

"Hello! Hello! Is this you

Mac?"

"Ay."

talking to?"

"Is this Mr. MacPherson I'm

"Ay; speakin'."

"I

One of these days it will be the duty of the League of Nations

to keep two of them apart.

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A flower has been exhibited' which trembles at the sound of & "Well, Mac, it's like this,

human voice. As a Hongkong want to borrow a pound." Capt Morris, of Kowloon, re-

"Aricht. I'll tell him as soon concert-goer I have often done the parted to the police yesterday as he comes in."

same thing myself thai sometime on Saturday night

loon.

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Wille drowned his little siator'; She was dead before they missed

her.

Willie's always up to tricks. Isn't he cute? He's only six

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The Pope has 'just received from Professor Kertesz a collection of a thousand translations of the Lori's Prayer in different lang- azges, a pious, though not a mark- edly useful, Jabour of love. The tongues

We see by the pictures in the there may be a high vitamin con- munique, incidentally, reached us were forced to witness a game of canvas was stolen.

intrigue which bélied the very

tent in the horn, which has not yet newspapers that some extremly ad long after wo had gone to pross, spirit of the organisation in The present water restrictions been discovered. Perhaps we shall vanced nature dancing was dong and was in a form unsuited for whose name it was taking placo, have caused considerable hard- no longer be asking if there is in Washington for a fund intended publication, being nothing more The League has, undoubtedly, ship to certain classes of the balm in Gilead; rather the ques to rolleve little friendless dogs of suffered a very serore blow so far Chinese and quarrels, which tion now may be, "Is there any distemper. Any excuse, it seems, nor less than advance instruc-as its prestige is concerned. Of eventually result in fights, are strength in the deer's horn?" will do. tions to those taking part in the course, there might even yet be becoming almost daily occur coremony. But, such as it was, an eleventh-hour "give in" on rences. Obtaining water from fire it could well have been supplied the part of one or other of the hydrants is also prevalent, and different contendors, although this morning several Chinese-up- to the Press some hours before, feeling has been strained to apeared before Mr. E. W. Hamil- to be used as the basis of a pro- pitch at which it will not be easy ton, at the Kowloon Magistracy, perly-written newspaper account.

to affect & rapprochement. Sir on charges of disorderly conduct; At the very loast, we might has been an indefatigible workor fire hydrants. In each case the is knowing what is going to be the beats that of the British and For-

The highest medical knowledge Professor's collection of Austen Chamberlain, apparently, and of wasting water from the have boun - furnished in in the cause of a peaceful agree-offonders, were muleted in fines matter with you if you aren't eign Bible Socfety, who have pub- advance with a list of the mont, and this fact will give of $5 oach.

lished the Bible (or part of it) in some Britishers cause for con- recipients of honours and the solation. But there are many,

over seven hundred languages, Cinema-goerswholike thrills and Fleas are the scourge of France. names of the principal par- on the other hand, who assert excitement are well catered for In and about Paris there are three ticipants in the ceremony..

that a firmer attitude at the at the Queen's Theatre at presont, great classifications made of the The good don't die young if they boginning weeks ago-would the star picture being "Riders of insect parasite of man; the travel have discretion enough to avoid" Wo most strongly protest have saved the debaclo.

the Purple Sage," The story is ling flea to which order Miss making insulting comparisons. against the Pross being ignored

based on a novel by Zane Grey, Stingett of the railway compart- and it features the evor-popular ment belonged; the ecceisiastical

by those in authority not issuing invitations to the newspapers,

careful.

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Miss America of Philadelphia,"

The death occurred last month Tom Mix, who, as may be flea, domiciled in old cathedrals who won the national legs char- of Lady Jerram, wife of Admiral imagined, does some thrilling and churches, and the official flea, pionship at Atlantic City last ser- and thoroby depriving the public gir Martyn Jerram; G.U.M.G. feats of horsemanship. Somo found In such contres as the Pre- son, is ready to defend her laurels. of what they had a right to K.C.B., who was Commander-in-beautiful scenery is shown in the fecture' de Police, where one goes It goes without saying the

the Great War broke out and comedy and the latest British the French, the Louvre and other of condition but in rare form as informative and up-to-the-minute subsequently played a prominent news reel complete the pro-museums and old French bunks.

woll account of the function. This part in the North Soa operations, grømme

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