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·THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1926.

PUBLIC SERVICE. ·

THURSDAY

Colony. There is room on the Committees of Realdents' As- sociations and other bodies for

APRIL

DAY BY DAY.

FATIENCE AND GENTLENESS

mon who are willing to work ARE POWER, Leigh Hunt

"There was a clean bill of houlth in the Colony yesterday.

ASPIRATIONS,

SHANGHAI CHINESE A DRUNKEN CHINESE.

SCENE OUTSIDE "HONGKONG CLUB.

QUESTION IN COMMONS.

London, April 28,

A scene outside the Hongkong Club, caused through an Indian In the House of Commons, watchman preventing a Chinese, suggestion that three Chinese who was the worse for drink, from members be appointed on the entering the building, resulted in a Police Court case, which was Shanghai Municipal Council at an heard by Major C. Willson this. The Ms. St. Albans, which left early date and that the Govern-morning. A Chinese was charged Moji on the 27th. instant, is duement consider the desirability of with being drunk and disorderly, lore on May 1st.

giving Chinese representation for and with assault.

Thos.s. Shirala left Singapore on the 27th. Instant, and is due hero on May 2nd.

These are the only kind that mattor, after all. It is useless to! blamo Honorary Secretaries for declining intorost in semi-public

The weather forecast up to noor work if Committee members will to-morrow is North-east winds, not do what may be tormed the fresh, overcast, donkey work which lies close at hand. Those who join Com mittoes for the saka of reflected glory in the public eye aro an obstacie to progress. The Row loon Residents Association is an example of what enthusiasm and will do, the desire to serve loading us to the conclusion that the more democratie a body of that kind is, the greater is likely to bo its utility.

Apart from the Residants' As-yesterday.. sociations, the Y,M.CA. and the

It is reported that $57 has been St. Androw's Young Men's Club stolen from an unlocked drawor to name only two others, appear at the Boy Scouts' Association to us to be working on the right headquarters.

Having loft Yokohama at 6: a.m. to-day, the Empress of Canada is due hore on May 6th,

The opening day of the public beach at Stonecutters is May 15th, and not May 5th, as stated

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the International Settlement in Sergt. Brittain explained that proportion to their rate payments, he was called to the scene by was made by Mr. G. Barker (La Capt. Bloxham, who saw the de

fendant kicking an Indian watch- bear). In the form of a question.

In replying to this, Sir Austen man just outside the Club, and also saw him strike at a European, sympathisad Chamberlain fully with the natural desire of the suulted the Indian when the latter It appeared that the defendant as- Chinese element to be represented refused to let him enter the pre- on the Municipality, and hoped mises that as the Chinese gain experi The watchman said the incident ence in the arts of governing a occurred at 8.30 p.m. yesterday, groat city, the means would be when he refused to let the dofon- found of satisfying their legitim- dant pass because he was drunk. ite aspirations for a greater share. The defendant then committed the is the administration of the Settle assault, and, in response to wit- ment. But a drastic change in ness's whistle, several men camo the existing regime, as would be out of the Club and helped to take. involved by the introduction of the the defendant inside.

The defendant said he wanted

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Reuter.

Fines of $5 or the first charge, and $15 on the second wore im posed.

lines in giving young men good A retaining wall at the rear of training in public speaking, a 48, Pokfulam Road collapsed principle of representation of na- asset the absence of which often yesterday, falling into a backtionalities on the Municipality in to go inside the Club when the proportion to the rates they pay, witness stopped and abused him. holds back men who would 'other-lane. No-one was injured.

would render the election of an Ile admitted the first charge, but wise take their share in civic life

The P. &O, liner Macedonia, efficient Municipal Council ex denied the second.

Sergt. Brittain,' in reply to the Such organisations, too, haven fine which left Shanghai at 10.30 p.m.tremely difficult and would be de- opportunity of interesting their on the 27th instant, is due hors trimental alike to the Chinese and Magistrate, said the defendant Foreign interesta concerned. was formerly, employed at the to-morrow at about 8 a.m1. members in public affairs, for the

Club, but was row working as an outside coolie. point must not be lost sight of

Mr. Dodd, interpreter at the that such an interest is essential Supreme Court, has reported to yesterday an unknown Chinese In conversation with an old if service is to be of any real the police that about 4.30 p.m. resident the other day, the point value. The point we wish to obtained articles valued at $27 was put to us that the bulk of stress, in concluding, is that the from his wife by false pretences,

Dodd. what may be termed the un-openings for young man who wish saying he had been sent by Mr. (official civic work of the Colony to take up public work wore never

A Chinoso, employed as a mes- is done by a mere handful of greater than, to-day. When the non-probably not more than elective principle is applied to senger by Messrs. Lane, Craw- ten or a dozen, all told. This was some of the Legislative Councilford, Ltd., has been sunt to the Government Civil Hospital suffer- cited during the course of an ex-seats--as we hope it will being from a dog bite. The animal change of ideas on public apathy opportunities will grow in number. is owned by Mr. Ralston, 196, The Peak, and has been sent to in the Colony. We are not sure, Meanwhile, it behoves our young Kennedy Town.

however, whether the fact and men to fit themselves for a work itsurely cannot be disputed that which it should be their pride to

undertako. "

The Post Office notifies that commencing on May 1st. the rates for wireless messages to the river steamers Lungshan, Taishian and Kinshan will be re- duced from 50 conte per word to 15 cents per word, with a mini- mum charge of $1.50.

TO-DAY.

Dollar on demand 28.2.7/16d. Lighting-up.

Barometer2 p.m.)

Temperature (2 p.m.) Humidity. p.m.)

6.48 p.m.

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"To-day many people cannot be concise. They usa five sentences. where one would have done in the old days."-Judge Parfitt, at Clerkenwell County Court,

The Very Idea!

'Fogarty was a hard worker, but

Atchison City has a gifted

it is a fuct-is a cause or an effect. Whichever it may be, the circumstance is to be regretted,

A Thrifty Nation,

he simply had no natural ability musician in three-year-old Her for it is in the common interoat

It is not inappropriate with the

to play football, All during his bert Kaufman. He gave a piano high-school career, he had been recital at the high school aadi. that active public work should presentation of the British Budget

a bench warmer, a substitute, and torium which caused his hearers' be diffused over a wide basis to refor to the fact that, not only

never had he played in an impor to marvel. He plays entirely by the has Great Britalo made substan- rather than confined to

Mr. J. Th. do Vries, agent of tant game.

ear and gave a programme of '12 tial annual reductions in her

When he went to college he was numbers including "Humoresque," energies of the few. In say-national debt but that she has, as the Holland China Trading Com ing

much, HO

Wo do nor is proved by the latest figuros, pany in Canton, is in charge of rewarded for his plugging with a "Follow the Swallow," "Song of doiro in any way to detract materially added to her national the Notherlands Consulate at substitute position on the varsity. Love" and "Mandalay."

wealth by the savings of her peopic. Canton as acting Consul. Mr. G. But during the three years of his

Acting college football career his chance "I can claim," writes a corres- from the services rendered to the Post Office savings show large Woudenberg, formerly

pondent to the London Daily News, community by our public men. annual increases, and an official Netherlands Consul in Canton, sever seemed to come.

At last the final game, the most in this example of the repetition To name only one, Sir Henry calculation of three governmont has rojoined the Holland China

departments pute the value of Trading Company in Hongkong important of the season, came of that, that that that that that. and for three quarters Fogarty that that I have underlined irame- Pollock is an outstanding example gilt-edged securities owned by

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of the type of man who is always small investors at £778,000,000. The meeting, which had been watched his team, unable to over- at the service of the public. It That figures does not include arranged to be held at the Euro-come their opponents three point diately proceds, is the eighth. Can was incidentally inentioned at the anything for the co-operative pean Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, to-lead, from the beneh. But after you beat it? And wouldn't it puzzle line if I had rot already done it?” banks, friendly societies, building morrow evening in honour of the a grinding. line plunge the full you a bit to know which to under-

upon the and life Navy Leaguo moeting that he societies

And that's that," assurance visit. of Sir Arthur K. Yapp, buck lay stretched had been officially associated institutions, and it has boon Secretary of the National Council ground, and, the captain, turning, Togarty Fogarty."

Franz Lorrent; a German "en- with the local branch for over estimated, by no less competent of the Y.M.C.A., has now had to shouted:

a person than Mr. Runciman, be postponed until Saturday even Ah, Fogarty knew what they

His time had come, gineer, has invented a storago thirty years, and we have no that small investors are interested ing on account of the delay in wanted. doubt that, the same could be said in euch concerns of a provident the arrival of the P. & O. s.s. Running swiftly across the field battery to be concealed about the criminal is balky the policeman of him in rogard to other local nature to the extent of about Khyber, on which Sir Arthur is a he inquired: "Whadda ya want, person of a policeman &

£970,000,000. Ho assumed that of passenger.

Cap?"

needs merely to touch him with a organisations as well, for Sirthe £555,000,000 ordinary funds of Honry has spent a lifetime in all British life offices, 340,000,000| The forthcoming weddings are plied the captain, "take off yer wire and a powerful current from temporarily paralyze him. publié service in Hongkong. No represent resorvos which announced of Mr. Walter John pants and give 'em to the fullback. the battery will one can say of him that he is really the property of small in-Smith Key, civil engineer, of the His are tore."

vestors, and to theso he added the Port Development Departinent, animated by a desire to figure in reserves of the industrial in-residing at No. 2A, Cambay Sun baths are made possible the public eye, but, ever active insurance offices of about £130,000,- Building, Kowloon, to Miss A. B. through the use of a new fabric of the great unwashed, being with 000 Mr. Runciman arrived at a Macfarlane, assistant inistross, that looks and feels like slik, yet out a bathroom, and I should like the public weal, Sir Henry, like one grand total of small investors Education Department, residing allows the sun's ultra-violet rays the men of Were to wash and be. or two others who might be namod, savinge of £1,750,000,000, This at Kingsclere, Kowloon; and Mr. to pass through it. takes on this honorary work from is a formidable total, and goes to Francisco Maria Franco, of No.

as to why so few residents of the Colory bear their fair share of

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I can speak feelingly as one

new well-

clean, at any rate during the sum- mer months. Rev. C. W. Winch, curate of Ware, in a letter to the Town Courell on the question of facilities for bathing in the River Lea.

ever know, a fellow came

A rather unusual coineidenes a sense of duty to the community, prove the contention that therg7, Nanking Street, Kowloon, to

is a much wider distribution of Miss Celeste Julia Castro, of St. occurred, with a fresh arrival the And that is the best type of wealth now than at any time in Joseph's Buildings.

other day, who was with sorvico that any man can givo. the history of Britain, and that

friends dining out, at a Many causes might be quoted the majority of the adult popula-

With regard to the recent known local Cafe. After inform- tlon must be capitalists in greator or losser, degres. Wiping out mishap to the s.s. Nam Wah, being the company that he came private property (as is foolishly longing to the Tai Sing Naviga. from the smartest little Town" suggested by Communists would tion Co., Ltd., wo are informed they the public burden. We believe iterate the tungible signs of that she broke her main shaft over from the next table saying, there are many who would be thrift that exist, apparently in near Capo Bentam, off the coast "Shake Pard willing to serve, but who shrink three households out of every of Annum, end was towed into Southsea too!"-w. J, 0.

Tourane harbour, 'where she still lies, by the Mossagorios Mari- Why are you always late to from public life either through four in Great Britain.

times steamer Claude Chappe class? whilst the latter was carrying Because of a sign I have to pass U. S. AND WAR DEBTS.passengers and mail from Saigon on my way,

What has that to do with 17 to Hongkong, She was not towed, as stated yesterday, by a French Why it says, "Schogi Ahead!

Go Slow gunboat

lack of training therefor, or by

reason of not possessing the necessary confidence. Otbors argue that they are likely to bo

elvio mattors.

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Witness Yes, sir, by marriage. "By whose marriage?" "My father and mother's, air"

in the Colony for only a fow CLEARING THE REMAINDER,

Counsel (in à Midland case)- years und that it would not be

Washington, April 28, There was a large and distin-Is the defendant a brother of worth, their while to interest

guished gathering attho Singapore The Senate by 54 votes to 17 hus Club when Sir Arthur Yapp,

yours? cheniselvos in Many of those, however, evon-approved of the Czecho-Slovakian K,B.E., General Secretary of the tually spend the best part of agreement for funding its debt of National Council of V.M.C, As of Great Britain and Ireland, was their lives hero-years in which, $185,000,000, thereby clearing the the guest of honour at a dinner v had they the inclination, they Senate's calendar of war-debt set- given by Mr. G. W. A. Trimmor, What France seems to need is could do much for the com-tlements Renter's American Ser. President of the YM.C.A. in a colonial polley that doesn't

Bingapore. Amongst those pro operate by pulling a trigger. munity, To-day there are greater ice.

sent word His Excellonoy Major A Liter General Sir Theodora Fraser Every one is filled with genere pportunities for residents lo

G.0.0, and the Bishop of Singa sity when it comes to urging pore and several members of the somebody else to take plenty Civil Service,

exercise.

take up public work than over President Coolidge has signed there wore in the history of the the Itallan debt agreement.

Oh, what a tangled web we

weave,

When first we pračties, to

deceive!!

But, when we've practiced it a The bit,

We make a better job of it!

More schoolboy "howlers": A mammal is an Egyptian body”: dug up, stuffed, and preserved,

A ruminant ja an animal like

an elephant, but it only has ong tysk.

Mary Queen of Scots came to England and went back to Scot- land with her head out off.

Eight hundred people whose ngas ranged from 60 to 90, attend ed a dance at Rishton, Lancashire. Octogenarians and septagenarians

for dancing) competed keenly prizes,

Twopence was the reward givon to a Hampton Hill Middlesex, boy who found and returned to the ownor a wallet containing 28 610 notes and a season tickets