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The

Hongkong Telegraph

日一十二月二

POSTAL LAW.

FOUNDED 188

六拜竅號三月四英香

SATURDAY, "APRIL

1926.

SOVIET

"ARMS TRAFFIC" IN CHINA.

COAL CRISIS.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

CASE

GEN. CHANG FAVOURS ALLIANCE

WHAT LEAGUE OFFICIAL FOUND.

PROSPECT OF SERIOUS TROUBLE.

RUSSIANS REMAIN.

off

*Reports of the possibility, the Canton Government severing

connection

200 AEROPLANES.

inter-

Bellairs Commander jected:Did not any of the arms come from the Soviet?

EX-HONGKONG MANAGER LOSES.

INSOLENT LETTERS,

Paris, April

POWER TO OPEN PACKETS.

NEW LOCAL BILL Important provisions regarding the powers of the Fostmaster General are contained in an Ordin. te to amend the law relating to Post Offee, a draft of which appears in the Government Gazette, It is explained. In the. Objects

ERGEBI COPY 28 CENTE

*GIS PER ANNUM

KUDSO)

Betansa ii ambadilï's basla

Cenfarmaade, that the coxiliari mankindn

decade of intense competition have nat disture bad its leadership. It is the greatest engine urar built. It adds vast power without added weight, aixa, cylinders or cost

Touring:

#3000.

THE PRABON MOTOS

DUNAPPY VALLEY

#3000

Bulls and Inners

From the Office Butts.

Unofficial figuras prove that These letters ou patriotism In- ten young men who came here duce us to believe that too many last year to get rich, owe $15,783 folk think they support their country when they are merely mostly to Clubs.

holding themselves up..

A London lady has given birth to the third not of triplets in five years. She is doing well

Latter-day Theosophists believe that space is a sort of pain in the elbow of time.

A Kowloon amateur wireless

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Theno investigating shares holders give directors the pip not pop

Shouldn't it in future be known as "You Let and Sug?"

A witness in Court the other

Isn't it funny how, an other

the golf course and drive him- self mad?

VITAL DIFFERENCES

London, April 1.. ⠀ London, April 1,..

The Miners Executive has decid-

In the case in which In the House of Commons, In-

ed to call a national delegate con-

Burnerin (former manager of t with Russians itating a debate on disarmament, appear to be discredited by Mr. Ponsonby deplored the traffic ference of the Miners Federation

In London on April 9, to consider Hongkong branch of the Bang speech recently delivered by in arms. He said the Chinese, the the written proposals of the ming

Industrielle de Chine) brought an General Chang Kai-shek, who most peaceful people in the world, owners which were handed to the action against the Bandge for strassed, the necessity of con had been fighting for two years Executive this morning. The two wrongful dissal, the Court of and Reasons that it has long been tinuing relations with the Soviet because of it. It was a pity that sides will meet again after the Appeal has given judgment for the recognised that the Post Office enthusiast informs us that he got day, describing how she saw

Iraq last Tuesday wysping and man drink a bottle of rum, said, At the last meeting of the Cea-the surplus stock of munitions from miners' delegates have expressed defendante, on the ground that the Ordinance, 1900, is in certain learned that Sheik Yudwi Hafne" It was terrible to watch. In tral Executive Committee of the Western Christian Powers should their views on the proposals.

plaintiff's dismissal from the man respects defective and out of date. Ben Anas is dead. A fact, it almost took her breath

away. Kuomintang, Genera! Chang is be wasted, so they were sent to

OWNERS WILLING FOR NATIONAL gership was justifiable, in that he The new Bill is an attempt to

The stowaway evil is becoming atated to have expressed himself Chius.

AGREEMENT.

sent the Banque insolent letters at-remedy the defects and ofnissions most pronounced in local restaur. If this "Great Controversy

of the present law and to bring it ants.

continues much longer, Honga in the following terms--"It is my

London, April 1, tacking its administration.

kong will get the name of being A member of the Miners' sincere and firm belief that mill-

Execative has stated that the

The Court pointed out that in up to date.

The advertiser who wante "one the most religious place in the regard to exchange operations, M. There are several pages occupied or two good dogs; would be willing Far East, which will be rather ance with the Soviet is not only n

miners will give a reasoned reply Durnerin did not protest st the by the text of the Bill, some of the to consider purchase," must hail rough on Shanghai. necessity but also a mainstay of

Mr. Ponsonby retorted that the to the owners' proposals but en time, but even partially executed most important provisions of which from Aberdeen. the Kuomintang. I can truly any Soviet Government got arms from be acceptable and that there is phasised that they are not likely to

the transactions-Reuter... deal with the opening of mail mat

[In bringing the action, M, Duster. Clause 12 of the Bfit gives Lote of girls know all mon by wise sensible chap will go out to that I am perfectly convinced that Koltchack and Denikin. He de-every prospect of a serious crisia

nerin stated that he was dismissed power to open and delay any postal these presents, the polley of the Nationalist Go-

clared that an official of the League arising.

It le learned that Mr. Evan Wil-for refusing to carry out instruc-packet which is reasonably suspect- vernment should not in any way be

of Nations who was recently in the changed as long as the policy of

China war area found officers, the Soviet towards the Kuomin

chiefly French and Italian, com- It is tang remains the same as

manding Chinese regiments My duty to-night is to re-l now,

both sides. He also found that' mind you that this policy is a

two hundred brand now French legacy bequeathed to us by our

aeroplanes and a quantity of munt- late Chief, and, with due reverence tions had lately been supplied to and in all solemnity, the august assembly of the representatives of China by Western Powers. the Kuomintang at its last general

Mr. Locker Lampson, in reply, meeting accepted the trust and res- ponsibility to carry it out, both in pointed out that the question of letter and in spirit. Any devin-trafic in arms was settled at tion from that policy now would, summer, when à Convention was them four rifles and a num-count to defend the frame. The to indicate that the warrant of the paper heading. They ought to, won't let us down this Easter. I consider, be a betrayal of that

case was regarded as politically im- Governor must be for some speci-seeing the money they've made. * signed, although the results inder of small arms; with... a

口口 portant as the Banque de Paris et fled article or correspondence and sacred trust".

"Clara Nowadays a girl won't Telegraph heading: that the Russians probably not been sein-Reuter."

Paya Bas is associated with the cannot be general. Clause 13 of Gets Off Unaided," And a dress any longer. 1IL1s stated that

Socialist-Radicals and for two the new Bill gives a general power, it isn't Leap Year, either. previously reported to have left

years financed many operations for and it enables the Postmäster Canton are those whese contracts

the Government.] have expired and who do not wish to renew them. There are still over a hundred Russian officers of the Army attached to each Corpa, 50

the that

reports

of the Government having

dispensed with

of the services

MUZZLING ORDER.

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.

It is notified in the Government

all Russians appears somewhat, Gazette that on and after 12th of April, na dog shall be allowed gremature.

There have lately been so many to go abroad in the public thor- discussions among the Labour oughfares or elsewhere unless it Union which have resulted in is either muzzled or on the lead, open conflicts, that the police have and on and after the said date taken stricter measures to limit any dog found abroad in the pub- elsewhere the activities of these Unions, lle thoroughfares or more especially in prohibiting which is neither muzzled nor on aggressive, and virulent utterances the lead may be shot at any time by which lead to trouble,. The Pollee any police officer or by any person Department has now issued an or-so authorised by the Captain der to all Police Stations to send Superintendent of Police. deputies to attend all meetings held at the Unions' quarters which are within the jurisdiction of their

MORE DOG BITES,' N

.

HARBOUR SENSATION,

Chinese Marines Desert. Quite a sensation has been. created by the fact that last night a number of Chinese marinos deserted from the Chinese cruiser Kwong Kang which for some time past has been lying in the harbour off Cheungehawan(Shamshuipo). The deserters took with

plentiful supply of ammuni tion, and left in a dinghy for an unknown destination.

On receiving a report frora the commander of the cruiser, police launches wore bury last night in an effort to locate the runaways. But of neither the dinghy nor its occupants is there yet any.... sign. Later information is to the affect that one man suspected to be of the party of deserters has been found, but official confirmation of this report is lacking,

The Kwong Kang, which is a Cantonese cruiser be longing to the "Kwong class of warships, is little bigger than a large launch.

liams, the Chairman of the Mining

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tions which it was impossible to ed of having been pasted in con- Soon an infant prodigy will be execute, and which, moreover, travention of the law, or of con- the Kowloon child who is polite

You'd think some of these were calculated to lower the value taining any thing with respect to to ita elders and who doesn't

girls were in a hurry, the way of the franc. He stated that on which, or by means of which, aur know Rudolf Valentino by sight, they take a short cut. May 7th, 1924, he received offence is being committed or

The capacity of our new attempted. telegram from the Headrice

A Bwatow vernacular paper ordering him to buy dollars or Under the present law the Post-fire-float is 4,000 gallons per aterling on account of the Bangna master General has no power even minute. This, however, does not anys the Prince of Wales is dom

boycott. No wonder he got the de Paris et Pays Bas to the extent to delay the transmission of corres include that of the Chief Officering to Hongkong to settle the.

ear-achel of £100,000 dally. He refused to pondence, much less to open corres- and crew. carry out the order because it was pondence, without an express war calculated to start a panio Far rant under the hand of the It all depende. With your own Eastern markets. The Bangus de Governor, except in the particular car it's merely a mishap with Paria et Paye Bas statement de casas dealt with in sections 12A, the other fellow, it's damned clared that the orders mentioned and 18 of the Post Office Ordin carelessness.

"Pickets Retire," says new8- were placed on Government cance, 1900, and subsection (2) of section 19 of that Ordinance seems

GOOD FRIDAY.

SPECIAL MUSIC AT CATHEDRAL

!

General to delay a postal packet

00

The complaint with most local ting nothing to hold. shareholders is that they ra got

Here's hoping that local hens

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In some cases the Christmas Although Spring is here, we bills have not yet finished ringing. for the purposes of obtaining a don't notice many lambs game -- warrant to open it. In these two bolling in Ice House Street. "Forgive and Forget" sounds

☐ O. respects it is wider than the exist-

all right, but some Hongkong- ing law. It is narrower because it Quite a number of tennis argu- landlords are more for getting restricts these powers to postal ments are taken to court these than for giving. packets posted in the Colony or re- days. ceived for delivery in the Colony,

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Springtime, el! You bet. You

The inviolability of letter mails With all this compatition about, passing through, the Colony is it's getting harder every day for ought to see the way they

jump all over Nathan Road. There was special Good Friday therefore strenghtened in the bill a girl to look really wicked.

DO Music at St. John's Cathedral last while full powers are given for

口口 night, when some beautifully ren- dealing with letters which either

Spiritualist: Your letter is in« A lady on the Peak tram the dered selections were given by originate here or are to be deliver- other evening dropped something, torosting, but we cannot agree well-known local artistes and an led here.

but, fortunately it was only an that the soul is a sort of duodan

attached to the gall bladder. augmented choir, Mr. F. Mason,

altch.

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0.0 A.R.C.O., L.T.C.L., being at the organ. A large congregation was

disposal of postal packets opened Those steeplechases remind us

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part

Some of our tourists hara found it difficult to photograph. the chair coolies, which would seem to indicate that some of them are under no illusion as to what they look like.

What little there is left of business in Hongkong, is sound.

The future of the Charlestow

@D The advanced age of Mr. Methuselah may have bean dus to the fact that Captain Borgett wasn't born until long after.

Another clause provides for the

under the authority of the Ordin-that the bast time to pick win present.

ance. Subject to any regulations ars is next morning from the Association informed the Minors' The Bolections were not, as on which may be made under the Or-newspapers. Executive that the owners, for the some past occasions, solely confinance, the Governor is given full anke of peace and a settlement, fined to one work, but comprised discretion in this matter. Subject The man who was koon for A further batch of dog-bite cases are prepared to negotiate an agreea number of varied and approp to his direction, any postal packets change didn't get it when he sont respective stations, and to make is notified by the police.

ment on national lines, but that the riate items, all of which were required for any criminal or for-out his coolle to convert $70 into a full report of the proceedings A brown mongrel dog, belonging industry must stand on its own given with much expression and felture proceedings may be kept for small money. of each meeting.

to Miss T. Orton, of 165 The Peak, foundation and economic basis, sympathy. Those taking part that purpose. Subject to the

Lay-making Recipe Take · It is now reparted that Ow Yang-bit a small girl named Betty Noll, and could not be continued by were Mrs. Watt (contralto), Mr. above, the postal packet is to be lum, who suddenly made his dis-living at the same address. The means of a Government subsidy, H. E. Gardner (tener); Mrs. Balean forwarded to the addresses if it two parts absurdity, one appearance from his post prior to girl was treated by Dr. Black and The owners were emphatically of (violin), Miss Bragg (violin) can lawfully be so forwarded, and audacity, a dash of asininity and is said to be rather shaky. the recent coup, has returned to the dog has been sent to the the opinion that an extension of and Mrs. Griggs (plang if it cannot be forwarded it is to a pinch of paternalism. Then turn it over to the Legislative Canton in deference to the wishes Kennedy Town depot.

working hours was an essential

The Hymn "When I Survey the be returned to the sender. E

Council of General Chang Kai-shek, who, Mr. R. Pestonji, of 8, Hum-condition of restoring the industry Wondrous Cross," was-isung, and

D D it said, it satisfied that he was in phreys Buildings, Kowloon, re-He emphasised the necessity for

We can only suppose the time no way connected with the con- ports that his daughter, Betty each district should fix its own!

increased output and proposed that the service concluded with the Blessing and the Sevenfold Amen."

will come when it won't be good,·· spiracy, but was made a dupe

form to be seen abroad with a through the machinations aged seven years, was passing 54, minimum percentage, a National A collection was taken during the

patak on one's tyre. others. It is further reported that Nathan Road, when a small brown Board to settle the question of a evening for the Organ Fund.

ADO as the change of the Naval Bureau dag rushed out and bit her on the national minimum over and above

SURPRISE AND CONCERN" IN In spite of the boycott, we are in the unfortunate position of WASHINGTON. to be effected, General Chang Kai- treated by Dr. Allan, but the dog national minimum of 33 1/8 por

being burdened with excess shek his recommended Ow Yang-has not yet been seized:

prophets. lum for the post of Minister of the A mongrel dog, the property of tained. The owners were opposed

Washington, April 2,

ឌ ត Navy, although he recently declia-Mr. Remedios, of 2, Fair View to compulsory amalgamation, but

Surprise and concern has been

Ona balf of Kowloon livs, but ed the offer mode to him by the Kowloon, has been sent to Ken- wore prepared to consider volun- Committee of Poitical Affairs. Inedy Town after having bitten organisation of

tary amalganiation and the re-

of you bet the other half knows. "Jacko," the pet monkey belong. caused here by the action of the

*0.0 the industrying to Mr. MacReynolds, which Secretariat of the League is thought that he will at least be girl named A. Glaasiman, of 57 Thoy were opposed to any change escaped last Tuesday and later bit signatories to the Protocol estab the fact that sport has lost its Bureau is Admiral Seminoff."

Nations circularising all the A London newspaper deplores "the substantial Chief of the reinstated as Commander-in-Chief Nathan Road,

with regard to by-products and Mra, Warren, of 19 Broadwood Ishing the Permanent Court of hold in Russia. They know how to stout fellow, we presume. Two others cases, in which agreed that nationalisation was not Road, has been recaptured. International Justice at the Hague, play havoo, anyhow."

of

to the states of Ministry is about right thigh. The victim was the district minima. The present

of the Canton. Flest..

...

cent, need not necessarily be main

A bulletin states that Mr. Sun Chinese wore the victims, have practicable... Fo reported to the Government his also been reported.

resumption of office on the 30th

March. It is said that at noon on

the same day, Mr. Sun Fo attended

an important meeting at the private:

OBSTACLE."

“JACKO”, CAUGHT,

FOUND ON THE HILLSIDE.

WORLD COURT PROBLEM.

1

ជ ជ

The trouble with some of there motorista is that their rate is too high and their fines too low........

Newspaper heading Redua- tion in Dole Drawers,”. We don's know, whether this means that their lur out.

According to the Daily Press,

It appears that the Chinese inviting them to participate in a

Anxious."No! We da ALMOST INSURMOUNTABLE "boy" at the Indian Recreation discussion at Geneva on Sept. 1st Some of our stenographers are not advise quack medicine for

Club saw a monkey on the hill on the special conditions on which often apellbound.

cases of poisoning from ducks The Miners' Federation Execu-side above Sookunpoo Valley, and the United States will adhere to

egke Protocol. Apparently, an tive has issued a statement on the after a long chase they managed the

"The Lost Cord" at the When caught, it explanation is made in the League's Queen's, advertised the Sunday A Kowloon resident yesterday residence of General Chang Kai- the Kuomintang, more particularly two days conferences with tha to capture it. shek at which Generals Tan Yon-on the question of reconciliation owners, saying that the latter re- was found to have a length of circular to the members partici- Herald. We rather suspect it kai L Chai-sum; Chu Pui-tek,

fused to intimate the proposed pay steel chain padlocked to its waist, pating in the proposed conference was quietly removed lest the discovered a current in a hot- Wong Shiu-hung and Mr. Chang of the right and left sections of the on May 1st except to say there and this clearly establishes the Senator Borah, the leader of the manager should do something cross bun. He is now recovering

from the shock, Ching-kong (who had come from party, which Mr. Chang Ching would be heavy reductions. The point that the captured animal is fight against American participa desperato

tion. In the World Court, sald the Shanghel in deference to a tele-kong is anid to have strongly Executive describe the owners Jacko

The monkey in now at the In-circular was a logical development. If some of these young Kowloon The Frenob don't mind support graphie invitation from Mr. Wang advocated. Though favourably views on the Commission's Report Ching-wai) wère present. Reports||

as Indefinite, and consider that the dian Recreation Club and can be "They are trying to draw us into pups aren't careful, they'll be shot ing the Government, provid

How state that the conference, which received by the majority, no deci-refusal to consider the fixation of had by its owner on application negotiatoins with the League. by the police for being at large they

a national minimum percentage there.

Reuters American Service, lasted for five hours, was devoted sion was reached on this point, ontirely to matters pertaining to

Continued on Page 101.

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