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of every possible means to cope with outbreaks. And it is on this paint that foars exist

IN MATTERS OF FACT THEY regarding the existing organisa-SAY THERE IS SOME CREDIT TO tion. So far as equipment is BE GIVEN TO THE TESTIMONY OF concorned; the. Brigade. is MEN, BUT NOT IN MATTERS OF

| JUDGMENT.-Hooker. How better supplied than it over has boon, but when we come

I am sure you will be interested | awarded, in absentia, the Figure- to the personnel, it is to be doubt ed whether this is nearly large

to hear that from a computation skating Champoinship at Punker- I have made from the columns of laken for her admirably-executed. onough. The need for moro

the daily papers the first primroso cutting of an irregular polygon. of the your has already appeared | I understand that the lake is still Europeans appears most insistent,

in 13,497.608 different gardens. 'boing dragged for the body. and if development along theso

Messrs. White, Page & Co. and.

This inspires me to ask why lines, or any other, is likely to be Mr. F. 9. Page, A.C.A., are gazet-first primroses and first cuckoos PARLIAMETARY INTELLIGENCE. retarded by reason of lack of ted as qualified auditore for the are apparently the only two purpoвos of the Companies Hrat" things concerning which fands, then surely some scheme Ordinances. could be evolved whereby insur-

Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Mrs. anco companies could assist. This would be in their own inter-R. H. Charles and Mrs. S. T. Wil- liamson wore among the passen- osts, for the batter the Colony's gors of the Changte which left fire-fighting organisation, the less for Australia ports cia Manila on first new potato or the first liability would there be to fire Thursday. risks..

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The King's Exequatur Om4 the Finally, we entertain

powering Mr. Harold Shants to hope. that the Committee, act as a Consul for the United when appointod, "will, com- States of America, in Hongkong, prise thoroughly repre-has received His Majesty's signa- sentative body of men, and that ture.

folke trouble to write to the nows- papers, Nobody ever writes to record the appearance of the first lungwort or the first toad: nor, as the year advances, does anyone bear witness to the advent of the

|watering-cart,

An oye-spocialist has made the! somewhat surprising discovery that nearly all the world's famous criminals have posessed blue eyes. say "surprising" becauso, whenever and I foot sure many others) picture a criminal, I see a very facility will be afforded it

person with either doep black eyes Gramophone enthusiasts will liko stewed prunes, or else vivid to prosecute its investigations. It have an opportunity of hearing green eyes like bottled groen- would appear especially desirable the Orthophonic Victrola in the gages. Somehow I cannot visun- that officers of the Brigade should Cith Hall on Monday at 5.30 p.m. fise the possessor of eyes "blue at Prof. Danenberg's Pupils' Ruas the summer flax" boiling his be given every opportunity of

cital-Advi.

grandmother in the copper, or expressing their viows before the

putting powdered olootric light His Excelloney the Governor bulbs in the baby's pap. On the Committee with the utmost free- dom. Let the subject be inves-has appointed Mr. W. L. Patton-jotlier hand, I cannot imagine a den to be a Member of the man with sinistor black or green JUVENAL-At the Matilda tigated from top to bottom, and Licensing Board for a period of eyes doing anything else.

Hospital, on April 24th, 1926, when the Committee makes its three years, with effect from 23rd

Juvonal (dites

Madame

DEATH.

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Madame Jeanne Sutty. report, it is to be hoped that the March, 1926, Funeral Twill pass the recommendations put forward Monument to-morrow (Sun-will receive the sympathetic day) at 4 p.m.

considoration of the Government.

The Telegraph.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1926.

THE FIRE BRIGADE.

دگر

Britain and America,

What must be in the nature of a counter-blast to the rocent sur-

Anyway, I am thankful to have my misconception corrected, and I am anticipating the day

His Excellency the Governor when some nasal specialist ox- has been pleased to appoint plodes another illusion by inform Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin to be ang us that all the world's most 'famous saints had bulbous Member of the Board of Educa-

crimson poses. tion, vice Mr. E. F. Aucott, who: has left the Colony.

(At the moment of going to press, nobody had displayed any.)

My experiment of reporting the Stock Exchange news, in Vorse last week having met with so wide a measure of approbation, I hava much pleasure in presenting the roport of the Produse Market in similar strain-

Housowives all rejoico with

mo!. Popper's down to one-and-

throo!

Bacon, too, is somewhat easier, While butter closed a trifle

grensier.

As for poultry, meat and game, They closed much about the..

same,

Excepting lamb; there was a

vory

Strong demand, for Canterbury," In the murt of Billingsgate Appeared a scarcity of skute; Though happily there was a

glut Of Iceland odd and halibut;.

While at distant Convent

Garden Artichokes inclined to harden; But turnips slumped disas-

trously- Eleni hinc ille lachrymne?

My heart goes out to house womon, the radio" widows, who

I read that the original MS. of have been so bitterly complaining

a poem by Tonnyson was recent-in the Pross that their husbands

were a cynic I should merely com ment that the deserters have simply oxchanged one loud-speak- or for another. But my sympathy is genuine. After a woman has been accustomed for years to have her husband poring nightly over the evening paper, cursing the incr ne-tax, complaining at the extravagant method of hor housekeeping, and in other ways showing her those customary littlo marital attentions which to price of the original MSS. of women mean so much, it must be Mixed Grill" is ton shillings aa bitter, bitter blow to have the ton delivered carriage-free per evening pass in perfect silence, 'own horse and van.

while hubby, clamped to his

It is notified that, at the ex-ly sold at auction for 265. For have absolutely doserted them in prise request by Senator Borah" piration of three months, the the guidance and convenience of favour of their wireless sets. If I that England and France should Loon Hang Steamship Company, collectors of MSS. who would like pay up sums of money which he Limited, will, unless cause is to get in on the ground floors," said were owing because of seiz-shown to the contrary, be struck I may mention that the present ures of contraband made off off the register and the company American ships before America will be dissolved. There will be general satisfac-came into the war is the demand.. tion felt at the fact that the Go- now being presented to the United

States by Great Britain for the It is notified for general in- vernment has decided to appoint discharge of certain long-standing formation that restrictions have a Committee to consider and re-debts in favour of British bond-been placed on the landing of holders. We have not the facts dogs on Shameen. Particulars port upon measures for improv-before us to show how long ago it can be obtained from Secretary, ing the fire-fighting organisation was that the eight enumerated Shamcon Municipal Council, or of the Colony, The consensus of States of America raised the loans from the Colonial Veterinary on which it is said they havo do- Surgeon, Sanitary Department, opinion is that, in spite of the faulted, but we imagine that the Hongkong. excollent progross which has debts must be very old ones-

I should add that the MS. of head-phones, twiddles knobs been made in recent years, the certainly long before the war. Why

Among passengers arriving in Fire Brigade is still far from British bond-holders have been Hongkong yesterday from Manila next week's Hundredth Number about and smiles happily to him-

quiescent for so long is also hard

containing SOME STARTLING self as he beachcombs the other by the s.s. President Fierce wore: what it should be for a Colony of to understand, but it would appear Mr. W. A. Butterfield; Major AND REMARKABLE FEA- for unconsidered trifles.

At the same time, and in com- this size, especially in view of that the raising of the question F. E, Winter, Mrs. Milton D. TURES is not included in this the existence of huge blocks of now is not unconnected with the Purdy, wife of Judge Purdy, offer, as I intend to present it to mon fairness, I must remind the

ploa of Senator Borah that Eng- tonement property where the land and France should be hold Shanghai, who is remaining in the British Museum: or, if the distressed radio widows

Hongkong for about ten days: Musount doesn't want it, to the risks of serious outbreak are over accountable fonwar-time losses in Mr. A. S. Iserson, connected with National Gallery: or, failing their prosont. Let it be understood curred by American citizens when a large embroidery store in New acceptance, to the Lunacy Com

they were shipping goods so enemy

missioners, York, with branches, on the way that in saying so much we do not countries countries against

Most of Society's visitors to and daughters;. and Mr. Arsenio desire in any way to reflect on which America horself later went to San Francisco with his wife the officers of the Brigade, who to war. Senator Borah's conten-Luz, Director of the Philippine the winter sports of Switzerland

tion raised something like a really do wonders when we take storm of protest and not a little Islands Carnival, accompanied by have now returned, several with into account the number and apprehension in the two countries Mr. Carlos P. Romolo, Editor of trophies.of their prowoss. Lady type of men under them. On the named, and we think he would one of the Manila newspapers, Bowe-Legge has proved the win- have been well advised to have both of whom are stopping at her of the Novices' Ski-Jumping latter point, we still fear that the jet stooping dogs lie. The sum Repulse Bay for a time. inducements offered to firemen are not sufficient to attract the best type of man for the work, and, in any case, there are far too few Europeans in the Force properly to direct the activities of the men when serious outbreaks occur. As we have stated before, it is bad policy to draw from the for the loading politicians and

HONOURING SHAKESPEARE.

how

Contest with a jump of 2318 feot, patiently and uncomplainingly which she made accidentally by their husbands bore with the slipping over the famous pre-jumpor-knitting craze. cipice of the Inkhorn. Capt. Rashleigh Slyder has won the

ominent London

of $75,000,00 is estimated by Sir James Martin to be owing by British States to defaulting people, but until fuller informu tion comes to hand regarding the nature and age of the loans it is. premature for us to express any opinion on the recoverability of THE FLAGS OF SIXTY-THREE Punch and Judy show. The Hon. American Immigration officials

the money. As a matter of policy, however, we regret the tendency

NATIONS.'

London, April 23.- business mon of America and The flags of G3 nations were un- ranke of the police, as it was Britain to indulge in tactics cal-furled at Stratford-on-Avon to-day recently suggested should beculated to produce friction and as a world-tribute to Shakespeare.. done, for work of this kind. That annoyance. The habit is becom- They included the Soviet Red Flag, ing deliberate, and it is one of the which was unfurled by the Coun- is in principle a roversion to the most-to-be-regretted outcomes of sellor of the Russian headquarters old system whon European post-war Anglo-American rola- in London,,.

tions. On many things the two liable for police were

Fire

countries do not see eye-to-eye Brigade duty, a system which but it is only foolish to aggravate was found in no sense satis- each othor. factory to anyone concerned.....

MOSCOW BALLET.

Three long rows of flags, headed by the Union Jack, made an impres sive spectacle, as they floated simultaneously at the sound of a trumpet.-Reuter.

WEEK'S CESSATION.

Said bobsleighing "donkey" race for preacber:"Charity is all too often the Upper Gungadin Cup by axercised as a varnish to the cleverly running his sleigh into a conscience." This is what the Mrs. Bumper-whackford was would call "moral turpentine."

AFRICA'S INDIAN PROBLEM.

ROUND TABLE CONFER- ENCE ARRANGED.

FRENCH DEBT.

NEW OFFER TO UNITED STATES

Washington, April 28. Capatown, April 22. The Franch Ambassador, M. Speaking in the Assembly, Henri Berenger, appearing before alon, the Minister of the Interier, aunounced that as the result of the Debt Funding Commiss!on, conversations between the Union submitted a new French offer for Cabinet and the Government of the settlement of the war debt of India deputation which recently:

four milliard dollars-Reutor's visited Cape Town, a formula has

American' Service. been agreed upon which will form BIG TREAT FOR HONGKONG.

the basis and deterinine the na- Next week, Hongkong is to have

ture of a round-table conference, a big treat, in the visit of the Mos-

at which a serious and. honest at- cow State Ballet, which is to open

tempt will be made to arrive at an with the authorities in fire-season at the Queen's Theatre.

London, April 23. effective and amicable solution of proventive measures, and in, this it is likely that the opening night!

Organisation: the Indian problem. The formula connection we trust that the will be on Thursday, but the exact Committee of the Federation of ensured the co-operation of the Master Cotton-Spinners' Associativo Governments in exploring all Committee of Investigation will date will be notified later.

We realise, of course, that the community has only EL right up to's certain point to look to the Government for protection against fire. It is the duty of property-owners to co-operate

IMPORTANT PROPOSAL FOR

SPINNING TRADE..

The Short-time

A GENEROUS GIFT

Paris, April 23. The Maharajah of Boroda has sent 100,000 francs for the amorti- zation fund-Haves.

The Ballet has made a great tion of Manchester, has decided possible methods of settling the ents. In the meantime, the pro be able to make useful proposals name for Itself in the North, as strongly to recommend that the

be proceeded with. tenance of western atandards of to the Government, especially in will be seen from the Press notices mills in the American section and question on the basis of the main-posed Asiatic legislation will not

Dr. Malan expressed

satisfne-

regard to types of native appearing in an advertisement on Lancashire yarns industry close for life by just and legitimate means:

Another page. The" N. C. Daily a full week beginning, May 3rd. The Conference's proposals will tion that the mattor was dealt with

buildings. When it comes to fire News says that, saving Paylorn, The decision affects two-third of be subject to confirmation by the 8 solely concerning South Afrjen extinction, however, the public Shanghal has seen nothing to ap- the spinning trade and 150,000

South African and Indian Govern-and India.-Reuter. |bas a right to expect the provision proath the Moscow State Ballet. Joperatives-Reuter,