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COLONY'S LOSS.

MBS. J. H. TAGGART DIES

AT SEA.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

ĮPOUNDED- 1881

No. $1.500

BANK INDUSTRIELLE CASE.

EX-HONGKONG MANAGER'S

SUIT.

AIDING GOVERNMENT.

Paris, March, 26,

* 號七十二月三英港香 SATURDAY,

RENT CONTROL.

LAPSING FAVOURED BY GOVERNMENT.

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

There will widespread public]

In the further development of interest in the following brief the suit of M. Durmerin, formerly announcement, which appears In of Hongkong, against the Banque the Government Gazette circulated Industrielle de Chine, the centen-to-day:-

NEWS BY WIRELESS.

It is with the deepest regret that we have to chronicle the death of Mis, J. H. Taggart, news of which will come as a great shock to her numerous, friends In Hong- kong and the Far East.generally.

tion of the Bank of Paris that it The deceased lady passed away at sea yesterday whilst returning to was acting for the Government is the Colony from a trip to Aus-supported by a letter from Ro- bineau, the Governor of the Bank

tralla.

COPY-IN OENTS'

MARCH 27,

1926. 一日四十月二

WING FOR ANNUM

RESULT OF GRAND NATIONAL

FAVOURITE TAKES SECOND PLACE:

EXCITING RACE

London, March 26. The result of the Grand National,f run at Aintree-to-day, was as fol- ¡Iowa

Jack Horner

Old Tay Bridge Bright's Boy There were 80 starters. Won by three lengths, one length between second and third.

The starting price betting was:

without

Jarge, costly Uttar simpl cost, we believ

Touring

#2000:

THE DRABON MOJON

CARICOM Uta

HARRY VAKMEYSAS

BOYCOTT FOLLY. Bulls and Inners

REFERENCE AT WATSON'S

MEETING.

CHINESE LOSERS.

Presiding at the 1st annual meeting of Messra. A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd., this morning, Mr.

From the Office Butts.

The Chamber of Commerce The careless pet may now claim to be a key in- cai dustry,

efther

42000

an and the think the

Lhem stopped.

* Two men were found in Kow-, think loon last week'in possession of - several cells of wire. It is thought. This is the time to find out how

our telephone system.

Try and borrow some money.

Humphreys salds-1 regres that they were about to improve many clows friends you ve got.

pavement.

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that I have to come before you with a report that compares unfavour- Motorista may now proceed ably with those you have been ae-through Ice House Street. They customed to receive for

must not, however, use the several years past. No blame can be at- tached to the management or heads Jof departments for this. You are all fully aware of the adverse con- ditions that Wave prevailed during

part of the period under review, 7. and, taking same into considers

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Motor Note:--Drive slowly, of your last ride will be slower still.

The quickest way for a doctor to lose his patient is to tell her What ought to be done is to that it was only a minor apara- allow some of these shareholders tion. plenty of rope

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Girls used to wear, clocks on- "The Canton Coup," says a their stockings Now they sport

newspaper heading About time watches on their garters. they commenced to recouperate,

We hope the next meeting of

"It is hereby notifled for general information that It is intended to allow the Rents Ordinance to expire on the 30th June, 1926,” It was about two months ago that of France, to the directors of the Mrs. Taggart left Hongkong to Bank of Paris, confirming a re- The Rents Restriction Ordinance accompany her husband on a health quest by the Bank of France to has been in oporation for over six trip to Australia, the latter having various banks to furnish foreign years, being originally passed in Jack Horner 25 to 1; Old Tay recently recovered from a very currencies for the purpose of in-May, 1920, and relating to all Bridge 8 to 1; Bright's Boy 25 to serious illness. They left Sydney creasing a reserve which was be-domestic property which was in Instead of being French as the tion, I do not think the accounts

In this connection, I would like to Changte, on their return trip, Mr. tion against the franc. M. Ro- before January 1st of that year. Grand National, as Jack Horner quots a paragraph from the speech the Peak Hotel, will not end in Taggart having. greatly benefited bineau recalls that the Bank of It will be remembered that the was puchased by a leading Ameri- of the Chairman, Mr. Brooke Smith, by his holiday, but news recently Paris suggested that the Far measure was introduced following can financier, Mr. Charles Schwartz at the last annual meeting of share-

holders of the Ewo Cotton Mills-that the Colonial Secretariat is to Now that is has been decided came to hand that Mrs. Taggart Eastern market was less suscep- much publie protest against rapidly. a fortnight ago from Kenneth Mac-The folly of boycotting such a con- have a had fallen seriously ill on the way tible to sudden fluctuations than increasing house rents in conse-kay for $4,000. Bright's Boy is corn as ours should be, but ap-oinnamon garden in the vicinity any more acute, we'll just have

Southorn aspect, a up. For many years the deceased the European and American mar-quence of an over-demand for owned by the popular American Parently is not, patent to the would be appropriate.

meanest intelligence. The bulk of

The puritanical censoring of employ thousands of Chinse

The Daily Press has a real sense of humour. Banishee

a few weeks ago aboard the s.s.ing amassed to combat specula-actual occupation, either on or Lincoln was, it was an American can be considered unsatisfactory the "Brighter Night Knights at Kindly Treated" was the head

life up to the last.

:

froth,

nonsense.

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ing it gave to the report of Case in which the defendant got a year with hard labour.

If this parking business gets

to take the Austin up in the lift and keep it in the office lobby..

Last week a man took a banana

for impersonating a policeman.

lady had been a sufferer from kid-kets and, consequently, suitable accommodation. The Ordinance Mr. Sanford the owner of Sergeant the shareholders are Chinese, wa ney trouble, but in spite of this for such operations. The ang-was made operative for one year, Murphy. fact, she led an extremely activo gestion was accepted and the Bank any extension, of such operation] It was an excellent race with an workers to whom we pay $1,600,000 library books is pure tyrannical from a hawker sad was arrested

of Paris, with other banks, sub- having to be sanctioned by resolu- exciting finish. Old Tay Bridge and annually in wages. The four When the news of the de-sequently placed at the disposal tion of the Legislative Council,

Bright's Boy rose at the last jump months stoppage cost these The public were cordially in ceased lady's illness

over $500,000."vited to the Ambulance Brigade reached of the Bank of France a certain

together, but the former failed to workers alone Ordinance has been renewed, each The time was 9 min 36 sece. lesser degree, to ourselves and Ground on Wednesday.

During the following years, the resist Jack Horner on the flat His remarks apply, in a greater or investiture at Murray Parade year seeing some amendments There was no serious mishap other Industrial and public utility which were found desirable as time Reuter. went on. Last year, in consequence

MUSSOLINI AGAIN,

the Colony, a special nurse was reserve which was contributed to sent to Manila to meet the Changte reduce speculation. on arrival there, but when the boat M. Bobineau's letter concluded came in it was evident that the by tributing the promptitude and case was an extremely serious one, competence of the Bank of Paris. and accordingly Mrs. Taggart was-Rexter. transferred to the s.s. President Madison, in order that she might be brought as quickly as possible to Hongkong. Unfortunately, how- ever, she passed away aboard the liner yesterday afternoon, news of her death having been received by wireless this morning. The utmost sympathy will be felt with the bereaved husband in his sorrow, for not only in their family life but in business matters as well the de- ceased was for many y helpmeet to him.

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ANOTHER BOMBASTIC

OUTBURST.

per cent.

TROOP MOVEMENTS.

LATEST CANTON RUMOURS.

Companies in Hongkong and Shang Dale

Fashion Note: Save your old Russian bocks. They will come Turning to the accounts, you will in useful as concertinas. Honam, Canton, that $101,115.87 Cheer up! The heat you're notice under the heading of land at

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has been expended during the paying for now will be free in the year, entirely on the new factory summer. building and wharf there.

Work

An Anti-Dance Bill has been introduced in the Japanese Diat It is to be hoped that it will not interfere with Geisha booze AT some of the gay shiboos !

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We hope our cadets really will the Governor, -- Hakka little bit to the advice of

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When a man says he doesn't smoke, drink gamble or ewear,

ceased on June 20th laat, on ac- These girls with the short skirts you could say he was perfest if count of the strike, and has not and rolled stockings have a hard he wasn't such a liar.

The increase in time making both ends meet."

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of strong representations on the " part of landlords and also because) there had been much building. since the Ordinance was origin- ally passed, an amendment was made permitting landlords to in- crease the "standard rent of pra- A Canton report states that the perty under the Ordinance by. 35 6th Army Corps, under General been resumed.

Ching Chim, which is stationed in the item ateam launch, motor The late Governor (Sir Edward the north-eastern part of Kwang trucks, etc, is due mainly to

A man simply cannot keep his We'll soon have so many care wife in clothes these days if she Rome, March 26. · Stubbs) in the course of a speechtung, has been ordered back to take the

addition of four new in our streets that there will be insists on wearing these extreme On the occasion of the seventh last May in the Legislative Coun-up stations at Ho Yuen, Pok Lo, motor trucks for the more no space left to have a blow-out. styles. anniversary of Fascism, Signor tensive building and the lessening and Tze Kum, with headquarters at of our local serated water trade. vil, indicated that the recent ex- Lung Chuen, Lien Ping, Wo Ping convient and expeditious handling

The Peak Hotel resident who Russian boots have met the Mussolini has issued a message to of the boom demand for accom-Waiehow.

As usual, liberal amounts have accidentally took the sting out of short skirt half way. If skirts There can be little doubt that Italian Fascists saying, inter alia: modation would possibly morit the very trying experiences through "At home the consent of the peo-ance after June, 1926.

This order is significant in view been written off for depreciation of an extinguisher, must have mis- got much shorter, wading boots the discontinuance of the Ordin of the rumours circulating in plant and machinery, launches, taken the word "chemical" for to the waist should become the which Mra. Taggart passed during the recent strikes seriously under-ple is thronging ever more around The present Government, by the counter move against the secret been maintained in the highest A piano by "Hoof & Co." is to We have waited patiently for

Canton that it is intended as etc.; although these items have all minded her health, which, as al- the Government which has solved above notice, is apparently of the operations of the 1st Army Corps state of efficiency and repair. In be sold at auction on Monday the short skirt," says a London ready stated, had been far from

Pame option,

stationed in the districts of Chao-view of the prevalling conditions next. Let's hope it's well padded. modiste. We saw one on the good for some years past. Both in formidable problems, whilst the 1922 and more particularly in the oppositions of all sorts have been

every economy consistent with effi-

Ferry the other day that patently troubles of lust summer she put in dispersed. Abroad, Italy is loved

clency has been observed. Sundry Among the latest inventions needed weighting. a tremendous amount of hard work or feared and respected every-

debtors shows a very large In- we notice "Ladderless Stockings." at the Hongkong Hotel, even work-where, despite

GERMAN STEEL TRUST.crease. This is because our audi-They must be rung ouf, however, the impotent

The sad thing about some wives ing in the

kitchen many hours manoeuvres of old political forces SEVERAL CHINESE INJURED

tora wished us to include what we after washing.

is that they always want their daily in order that the people of which we definitely have crushed."

have hitherto shown under the Hongkong could be supplied with But Fascism's heaviest task is yet

YESTERDAY.

to stop being so heading of "Good Debts due from The worst of offspring is that husbands meals during these trying times to be confronted, and "we must

Customers under this item. The they're liable to spring off in the foolish. She was a very accomplished lady, now, under the invincible symbol driving car No. 611 on the Tsun As Lieut. G. C. Fawns, R.A. was

Berlin, March 26. auditors also wished us to separ- wrong direction, The Rhenish Westphalian Steel ate overdraft at the Hongkong and

When Exchange Building is of charming personality and cheer of Fasces, prepare unceasingly the Wan Road; when near the village Trust, which will be known as the Shanghai Bank from local and between Hongkong and other may look forward to more fruitful ful disposition, and she will be material and moral power of the of Muk Min Ha, a Chinese attempt Vereinigte Stahlwerke, is now prae- general liabilities. This we have Colonies may be all right, but we

These interchanges of officials finished, the broking fraternity greatly missed by her many Italian people. Blackshirts! Byed to cross the road in front of the begins active operations on Aprile, which accountain large begin to fear the worst when a The trouble with a lot

business. a fait accompli, and It all means and against every obstacar, but he was struck by a The purpose of the Trust measure for the large decrease in contemporary informs us tha Hongkong'a young men in that

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friends:

An accomplished

understood the theory of the, art

and keenly interested herself. in the work of the Hotel Orchestras,

and there is no doubt that it was TACNA ARICA DISPUTE.

largely due to her untiring efforts

that the standard of dance music UNITED STATES CALLED IN.

in the Company's hotels has reach-

ed its present high standard. She

was also the composer and publi-

Washington, March 20.

STREET ACCIDENTS.

Chow.

A HUGE ORGANISATION.

tically

local and general liabilities,

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musician, cle, we shall realise our ideal" mudguard and knocked down, re-stated to be reduced general expen. It is proposed to allocate from principal adviser in Ceylon, the late Mrs. Taggart thoroughly Reuter.

the Governor will now have his ceiving slight bruises to his arms diture by the concentration of pro- profits the sum of $20,000 for "Con-

when it comes to work they're and legs. He was treated at the duction so that the various work tingency Account." This is to pro-

not self-starters, Kowloon Hospital. .

will only produce material for

The advantage of the double, A big building is being erected A collision between car No. 709 which they are best suited. It is vide against possible unforeseen entry system is that you can go in San Francisco which will per- and public ricksha No. 711 occur hoped to reduce the cost of pro-losses at Canton. The Manager of out of the back door when the mit callers to drive into any office. ed near Wellington Barracks as ductions and bring down prices the Company's Canton branch is of shroff comes in at the front, What we need is a method for terday, which resulted in the and Jacrease trade. The head opinion that the probable losses AC DO

driving them out coolie receiving injuries to his quarters of the Trust will be at will not amount to nearly so much. We potice that the tweed bust- Duesseldorf for steel and at Essen However, the General Managers ness shows signs of tmprovement, The Secretary of State, Mr. right leg, which necessitated his for coal. The capital of the Trust and Directors consider If advisa- Even in Scotland, apparently, old ed his house, Jack Dempser

When burglare.recently enter trota which have gained considera-Frank Kellogg, has announced that removal to the Government Civilja fixed at 800 million marks,” andible to provide for such a contlu olothes do not last forever.

the Governments of Peru and Hospital. It appears that the car it is hoped to obtain the necessary gency. ble popularity. Her artistic proc Chile have accepted the gord when the ricksha turned into the term loans from the Relehsbank at we are unable to recommend any Stockings, however, show a ten-

was proceeding along the road working capital by means of long We regret that on this occasion Local stooks are on the risa receipts. livities were also displayed in con- nection with interior decoration, offices of the United States for a path of the car. this being particularly noticeable settlement of the long-standing

the reduced discount rate of from allocation from profits for the bene-dency to become lower.

The Nobel Peace Prise this As a tandem push cycle turned eight to seven per cent whereas fit of the Staff Provident Fund or 00

year will probably go to the man, out of Tin Lok Lane, on the Praya the rate of interest on advances in the Chinese Staff Superannuation

Never judge a girl or a car by who

military: Who's East, a collision occurred with from nine to eight percent Fund,

the paint-look under the hood. Who" of China. motor car No. 743. One of the Reuter. cyclists received a slight cut in

sher of several waltzes and fox-1

at the Repulse Bay Hotel and re-ter's American Service.

Tacna Arica controversy-Re- cent innovations at the Company's establishments at Shanghai and Hongkong.

good work in providing comforts the face, but the other wad unin- Although latterly precluded by for the troops. health reasons from taking an 'ac

jured. No dainage was done to The deceased lady, who was an either vehicle/

tive part in the social life of the American, was wo. understand, Colony, the late Mrs. Taggart in twice married, her first husband front of car No. 831 as the latter A boy ran across the road la the early days of the Helens having died many years ago. was being driven along Queen's May Institute took a deep intereat There was one son by this mar Road East, near the Sanitary De- in that institution and for a time rage, and he served with distinc partment Offices, and was knocked conducted a series of extremely tion in the American Army during down. He got to his feet and ra,1 unpful clasat there he was the Great War at Madison, Chinese male was knocke also an ardent worker in the local The sa, President Madison, with branch of the American Red Cross the remains of the deceased lady, down by car No. 1889 In Des

A during the war years, having taken le due in port to-morrow, and the Voeux Road Central, near the Cen leading part in its organisation, funeral in to take place at the tral Market. He was taken fo

4.In this connection did mu

Roman Catboile Camera

ABOLISHING MONKS.

ORDER BY RUSSIA'S HOLY SYNOD"

A message fro

Announced

aboli

On the proposition of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. L. 3. Greenhill, the report and state ment of accounts wore adopted.

offered no resistance. natural. There were no gate.

That's

The Daily Press has at last Motor Note-Don't strike a secured a scoop." It was the match to see if there Colonial Secretary's name cor your insurance prent only paper which spelt the new enough petrol until yon ve paid

KE BUSINESS MATTERS.^ The Chairman proposed and rectly.

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Mr. H. Huttonjoe seconded that Safety FirstIt would per- couldn't even find sympathy

Sir Paul Chater, Mr. J. Scott Harston, and Mr. H. P. White be

be considered Fact if Pear emulated naval on of Mr w strapped

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re-elected, as, directors, and the motion was carri

dictionary He didn't know how